Tag Archives: First Nations
Prince Albert Grand Council leaders in Ottawa demanding help for housing and health care crisis
"We are in a state of crisis in our communities."Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte made his message clear."Our people are struggling to survive with basic health care and ...
Oct 09, 2024
Sask. politicians under pressure to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Saskatchewan is taking some heat after two Meadow Lake court workers were sent home early for wearing orange shirts on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Sept. 30. Federation of S...
Oct 05, 2024
Sask. had highest number of residential schools in Canada, but NDTR not recognized; Chiefs
Saskatchewan is standing on the wrong side of history. That was the message delivered by several First Nation Chiefs Friday at a press conference hosted by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) addres...
Oct 04, 2024
Indigenous courthouse workers sent home after wearing orange shirts on NDTR
After two Indigenous women working in the Meadow Lake Saskatchewan Justice Unit were sent home on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for wearing orange shirts, Meadow Lake Tribal Council is cal...
Oct 03, 2024
Onion Lake man missing
A 58-year-old man from Onion Lake First Nation is missing and the police are looking for the public's help. Arthur Howard Dillon better known as Howard was last seen on September 26. Police say he has...
Oct 01, 2024
From pain to strength: survivors walk the path of healing
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the subject matter of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419.Sunchild Law held its 12th annual Battlefo...
Sep 30, 2024
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: P.A. event honours painful legacy of residential schools
Emile Highway, a decorated veteran and residential school survivor, can still remember the loneliness he felt as a young boy being in a strange place and the sole comfort that came with his older brot...
Sep 30, 2024
'Rising up in love': Meadow Lake celebrates Orange Shirt Day
With a microphone in her hand at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre, Vitaline Read shared a story with school children, community members and other survivors of her time in the Beauval Indian Residential Sc...
Sep 30, 2024
Survivors call for reversal of Canada's 'cut' to residential school search spending
OTTAWA - Residential school survivors say the federal government is keeping the truth about those institutions in the dark by cutting back on funding for records and ground searches looking for unmark...
Sep 30, 2024
'Beautiful to see': Community Gathering for National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Melfort
Hundreds of students, elders, and community members turned out to Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) Friday for a community gathering for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The event...
Sep 30, 2024