First Nations

Métis women's leadership program helps participants develop skills to excel

A Mtis women's leadership training program offered in the north west area aims to provide young Mtis participants with skills and knowledge to help them move up in their career path. Offered through L...

Jan 18, 2024

170 km/hr drive to James Smith Cree Nation - responding officer testifies

Editor's note: This article contains some graphic descriptions of the events on Sept. 4, 2022. Both of the officers that were the first to respond to reports of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Natio...

Jan 17, 2024

Grieving mother hopes James Smith inquest leads to better supports for victims of domestic violence

Acknowledging feelings of anxiety, Vanessa Burns says she is looking forward to an inquest that will hopefully provide her with some closure and allow her to move on with her life.Burns will be among ...

Jan 11, 2024

'A Life Less Empty' tells a different kind of love story in upcoming film by Rueben Martell

A story about love and coming to maturity takes centre stage in Writer-Director Rueben Martell's up-and-coming feature "A Life Less Empty.""If you grew up on the reserve, I think you're an adult by th...

Jan 10, 2024

JSCN leadership prepares for public inquest

Acknowledging the emotional impact that will come with revisiting the violent and horrific events that scarred the community, James Smith Cree Nation Chief Calvin Sanderson says leadership is doing th...

Jan 09, 2024

Cadaver dogs indicate presence of human remains at Delmas Residential School site

Cadaver dogs specially trained to detect historic human remains have identified signs that human remains exist at the site of the former Delmas Residential School. Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc...

Jan 05, 2024

With belaboured bill recognizing Métis self-government in limbo, here's what to know

The committee process for a testy piece of legislation that would recognize Mtis governments in three provinces has been extended until at least February.House of Commons committee hearings about Bill...

Jan 04, 2024

Indigenous services minister to table First Nations water bill as early as Monday

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu is expected to table much-anticipated legislation to improve water quality in First Nations communities as early as Monday. The bill comes more than a...

Dec 10, 2023

NITHA reports new cases of TB in the north

Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) recently announced the latest active tuberculosis (TB) cases.When TB Advisor Tina Campbell was in the region, which serves 33 communities within Meadow L...

Dec 09, 2023

Makwa man killed after collision with vehicle

One man has died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 12 near Saskatoon. According to a news release, Warman RCMP responded to the accident at around 12:30 Friday morning on Highway 12, north of...

Dec 08, 2023