First Nations

'Step by step' : Educators see progress in Truth and Reconciliation education

A little girl pointed up at the wall of her school gym and said, "Look, there's a Mtis flag up there." To anyone else hearing that, it may have just been a comment in passing, but for Sherron Burns, i...

Sep 27, 2024

Rebecca Strong, awareness walk to highlight National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge

An awareness walk and musical event featuring Rebecca Strong will be held Monday in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day will begin with an awareness walk starting at 11 a....

Sep 27, 2024

Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children

Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation's language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children.Nolan launched a series of online videos las...

Sep 27, 2024

SHA reaffirms commitment to Truth and Reconciliation

The colour orange filled gallery room 'A' at TCU Place in Saskatoon as the Saskatchewan Health Authority reaffirmed its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.New documents were signed that included p...

Sep 26, 2024

Many local events planned to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The northeast is getting ready to get together for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Monday. Several communities are holding events to mark the day, including Tisdale. A communit...

Sep 26, 2024

Pêmiska Tourism receives provincial hospitality award

A reconciliation destination south of Prince Albert has received a Hospitality Saskatchewan Award of Excellence. Pmiska Tourism has been named Indigenous Tourism Experience of the Year. "We're so hono...

Sep 26, 2024

NDTR flag raising: embracing the future and honouring the past

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.The Battlefords Agency Tribal Council (BAT...

Sep 23, 2024

Saulteaux Powwow celebrates heritage and healing through dance

Generations of Indigenous community members gathered at the 2024 Saulteaux Powwow on Saturday to celebrate their heritage and to find healing through dancing to the beat of the traditional Thunder Dru...

Sep 23, 2024

PBCN to search for unmarked graves at Sturgeon Landing former residential school site

Like others residential schools, the one at Sturgeon Landing saw outbreaks of illness during its operation between 1926 and 1952. The names of 43 students are listed on the National Centre for Truth a...

Sep 23, 2024

FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron seeking re-election for fourth term

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron says if he is re-elected he will "continue to uphold, promote, and protect inherited treaty rights."Cameron announced on Friday he...

Sep 20, 2024