First Nations

Indigenous government-relations firm said more should have been included in federal budget

First Nations groups are lending their voice to what the federal government outlined in the 2023 budget earlier this week. The budget was released by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday and ...

Mar 29, 2023

Survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School wrap up weekend conference

A group of survivors representing the le--la-Crosse Survivors Committee will soon head to Toronto after a successful meeting in Saskatoon this past weekend.The group, with support from the Mtis Nation...

Mar 28, 2023

All critical minerals and rare earth elements belong to First Nations: FSIN

A statement by the FSIN says that all rare earth elements and critical minerals in the province belong to First Nations. The statement is a response to what the organization says is a failure by the p...

Mar 27, 2023

Ottawa's slow rollout of internet to First Nations creating economic rift: audit

The federal government's slow rollout of high-speed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of dollars earmarked to fix the issue remains untouched,...

Mar 27, 2023

‘It’s momentous:’ Mohawk language program to launch at First Nations University

The First Nations University of Canada will be bringing another form of Indigenous language to its school that is considered a first of its kind.Starting in the fall, the Regina-based university will ...

Mar 25, 2023

Sask. sisters win at First Nations Spelling Bee, qualify for National Championship

Two sisters will be representing Saskatchewan at the Spelling Bee National Championships.The Saskatchewan First Nations Spelling Bee was held in Saskatoon last week with over 150 students from 21 diff...

Mar 21, 2023

Police asking for help in locating missing teen

Update: RCMP confirmed on Monday, March 27, Morningdawn Watchmaker had been located safe.The search is on for a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing to police on Friday. Battlefords RCMP said Mor...

Mar 20, 2023

Indigenous communities leading Canada's clean energy boom

On a wintry day last November, Daphne Kay looked up at an expanse of gleaming solar panels located on Cowessess First Nation reserve land just east of Regina and cried.It was the mix of past and prese...

Mar 19, 2023

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon champions Indigenous diplomacy, seeks new ties abroad

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is using her role to help build ties between Indigenous people across the globe - an effort experts say is leveraging a colonial institution to advance reconciliation abr...

Mar 18, 2023

More high-speed internet funding announced for northern communities

More high-speed internet is coming to rural and remote communities thanks to a big investment by the federal government.On Friday morning, Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings was at...

Mar 17, 2023