Tag Archives: First Nations
‘I am walking with my whole heart’: Healing walk addresses grief after deadly day on Highway 4
A Highway to Healing walk this weekend saw people come out to support Saskatchewan families grieving after two fatal crashes within hours of each other on Highway 4 earlier this month.On July 5, a 48-...
Jul 21, 2024
Prince Albert family participates in research project on racialized policing
Investigating experiences of "over-protection" or "unde-protection" by police, a team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have spent the past two days working with a family in Prince Al...
Jul 20, 2024
Back to Batoche Days returns bigger and better
Our Moment to Shine is a fitting theme for this year's Back to Batoche Days, given the hot temperatures expected all weekend.From humble beginnings, the event has noticeably grown in size, and Mtis Na...
Jul 19, 2024
PBCN celebrates Indigenous culture and wellness room at Foran Mining near Hanson Lake
It's a space Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBSN) Chief Peter Beatty describes as a sanctuary for First Nations employees and an educational resource for others. The Indigenous Culture and Wellness Roo...
Jul 19, 2024
Back to Batoche Days aims to reinvigorate Métis culture
Michelle LeClair has been steeped in Mtis culture her entire life."We didn't have a TV when we were young, so my dad used to put a curtain up and a light, and he would do little puppet shows behind th...
Jul 18, 2024
Canada’s apologizes for labeling Dakota and Lakota as second-class First Nations
"We are sorry," are three words Dakota and Lakota First Nations have been waiting to hear after being viewed as "second class First Nations" for decades by Canada.On Monday, hundreds of youth, elders,...
Jul 15, 2024
PAGC explores Indigenous-led policing service with data collection, community visits
The project to determine feasibility of a self-administered police service for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) members is underway, with much work to be done to determine policing needs and challen...
Jul 11, 2024
More than 60 per cent of funds already raised to host Tony Cote Summer Games
With the Tony Cote Summer Games only one month away, the Lac La Ronge Indian has already managed to raise more than half of the amount needed to host them. In total, approximately $750,000 has been ra...
Jul 09, 2024
Fourth and final year of walk by survivors of Duck Lake residential school underway
There are only about 75 kilometres between Duck Lake and Wahpeton Dakota First Nation, but it's a much longer journey for Scott Bird on the path of reconciliation. "My whole family was part of the [In...
Jul 07, 2024
Red Pheasant Cree Nation powwow: a time to heal and celebrate
The intertribal dance was awash with spirit, power and passion and for 10-year-old Cohen Balkwill it was a chance to come alive through the power of movement - though he has only one leg. "I've been i...
Jul 04, 2024