First Nations

FSIN bans two men from future events following sex crime allegations

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has banned two men from future events following multiple sex crime allegations.In a release, the FSIN said it takes allegations of sexual assault ...

Feb 02, 2023

Meadow Lake Library celebrates Aboriginal Storytelling Month in Saskatchewan

The Meadow Lake Library is offering a moccasin-making class to celebrate Aboriginal Storytelling Month.The event will run two days- Feb. 11 and 12, with artist Darlene Littlespruce and her daughter An...

Feb 02, 2023

Onion Lake man named Indigenous Archbishop of the Anglican Church

A Saskatchewan Bishop will soon be starting a new, prestigious role with the Anglican Church of Canada.Bishop Chris Harper, a member of the Onion Lake Cree Nation was recently appointed as the Indigen...

Jan 31, 2023

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples call for end to police brutality in Canada

A national Indigenous organization is calling on Canadian police forces to make "fundamental changes" to end brutality against members of racialized groups in the country. The Congress of Aboriginal P...

Jan 31, 2023

Feds say 'no willing partners' to bring fire codes onto First Nations — including AFN

The federal government does not have a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes on First Nation reserves, a newly released document shows.The senior director for the Indigenous Fire Marsh...

Jan 23, 2023

Ottawa announces $2.8-billion settlement of B.C. day scholar suit

VANCOUVER - The federal government says it's come to a $2.8-billion agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by members of a British Columbia Indigenous band who attended residential schools...

Jan 21, 2023

Sask. Indigenous hockey player excited to see fellow Indigenous players get first trading cards

Upper Deck, a trading card company, is releasing rookie cards for eight Canadian Indigenous hockey players who've never had a licensed card before.Three of the players are from Saskatchewan: Johnny Ha...

Jan 20, 2023

Ceremony to be held for child's partial remains found at residential school site

A First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan is preparing a proper burial after a fragment of a child's jawbone was found in an unmarked grave during a search of a local residential school site.The Sta...

Jan 14, 2023

Radar shows 2,000 areas of interest at Saskatchewan residential school

The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest at the site of one of the longest-running residential schools in the country...

Jan 12, 2023

Indigenous-owned Internet provider brings high-speed service to Sask. First Nations

It's something many people living in Saskatchewan cities take for granted: high-speed Internet service.But while high-speed browsing is easy to access in large cities, many northwestern Saskatchewan F...

Jan 10, 2023