First Nations

MLTC, Mistawasis First Nation awarded pair of energy projects in South-Central Sask

SaskPower announced on Thursday that the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Mistawasis Nhiyawak First Nation were awarded two new energy projects in the southern part of the province. The announcem...

May 01, 2025

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan takes legal action over historic northwest land claim

Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) says it is moving forward with a long-standing land claim involving a large section of the province's northwest, marking what it calls a historical milestone for the Mt...

May 01, 2025

Northern leaders react to Belanger's federal win

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the federal election results on Monday were good for Northern Saskatchewan. "I think it will probably make a huge difference to have ...

Apr 30, 2025

Funeral for Adyson King to be held Saturday

An 18-year-old described as a "talented young hockey player" and someone "excited about life" will instead be coming home to Flying Dust First Nation for her funeral on Saturday. Adyson King was repor...

Apr 25, 2025

Makwa Sahgaiehcan working with ISC following financial audit

A summary of a forensic audit conducted after Indigenous Services Canada received dozens of complaints regarding financial mismanagement by Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation has been released. Their find...

Apr 24, 2025

Ottawa settles 93-year-old land dispute with Flying Dust First Nation

Nearly a century after land was taken for a railway line, Flying Dust First Nation reached a $30-million settlement with Ottawa - including $10,000 for every band member - in what the chief calls a lo...

Apr 22, 2025

'We were blessed': Lawrence Joseph passes away at 79

Kevin Joseph said his father's last words were 'thank you'.Lawrence Joseph, a lifelong Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and a former Prine Albert city councillor, passed ...

Apr 21, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman on Red Pheasant Cree Nation found deceased

Update: April 17, 8:43 a.m.Battlefords RCMP confirmed that missing 33-year-old Jana Laliberte was located deceased. Following a preliminary investigation, Laliberte's death is not believed to be suspi...

Apr 16, 2025

La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition

Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her exp...

Apr 15, 2025

MMF president first witness in Métis harvesting rights trial

David Chartrand had been speaking for an hour and a half when Crown Prosecutor James Fyfe lodged an objection. The President of the Manitoba Mtis Federation (MMF) had come to Meadow Lake Provincial Co...

Apr 15, 2025