Tag Archives: First Nations

'Our community deserves answers and accountability': James Smith Chief asks FSIN to explain missing $1 million for pandemic supports
On the eve of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) election, and almost 24 hours after Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand made some allegations concerning the FSIN's misuse of...
Oct 30, 2024

Bell claims Song of the Year at international awards show
Nigel Bell is coming back to Canada from the United States with another award win. Bell, who is a Lac La Ronge Indian Band member who performs under the name Nige B, won Song Of The Year Hip-Hop at th...
Oct 29, 2024

Canadian Indigenous leaders call Biden's apology for residential schools 'first step'
Canadian Indigenous leaders say U.S. President Joe Biden's apology for his country's residential school system is only the first step toward healing generations of harm.On Friday, Biden apologized for...
Oct 26, 2024

First Nation voting locations for provincial election
Early voting for the Saskatchewan Provincial election set to began on Tuesday, October 22 in the province, and the race is as tight as ever. Below is a list of all the locations and times for voting o...
Oct 22, 2024

CORRECTED: Pierceland RCMP investigating death at Mudie Lake
CORRECTION: RCMP issued a correction at 2:27 p.m. on Friday, saying the residence where the incident happened is in Mudie Lake, a part of Island Lake First Nation.--Pierceland RCMP and the Saskatchewa...
Oct 17, 2024
Few can say they’re 100-per-cent Indigenous but Lillian Lerat is close
Cowessess elder Lillian Lerat made a surprising discovery while researching her family tree - she is 99.6 per-cent Indigenous.Born Lillian Assiniboine in 1945 on the Ochapowace First Nation, to Frank ...
Oct 17, 2024

Federal minister pays visit to Sask. to finalize Cows and Plows announcements
A failed promise 150 years ago by the federal government to provide First Nation people with agricultural tools and equipment now represents a settlement in the area of $13 billion.The Federal Ministe...
Oct 15, 2024

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election
As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a f...
Oct 14, 2024

Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school
A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the N...
Oct 12, 2024

New organization is focused on growing the Indigenous agriculture industry
Kallie Wood and her team are planting the seeds of sustainable Indigenous agriculture across the country one project at a time.The National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food (NCIAF) is an Ind...
Oct 09, 2024