First Nations

Prime Minister in Saskatchewan to visit James Smith Cree Nation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Saskatchewan.Trudeau arrived at the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) Monday morning to pay his respects to the victims of the stabbing rampage in September th...

Nov 28, 2022

Nearly three months later, money for JSCN families still with GoFundMe

Nearly three months have passed since a mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan claimed the lives of 11 people. And with the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support the families at James Smit...

Nov 24, 2022

Meadow Lake Tribal Council receives federal money to explore building two cultural centres

The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is receiving $142,313 from the federal government to help with the pre-design of two cultural centres in Northern Saskatchewan. One of the centres will be built i...

Nov 14, 2022

Indigenous Veterans Day: The Dakota people and the War of 1812

Nov. 8 is Indigenous Veterans day and it's safe to say Canada would look a lot different today if it wasn't for these heroes. Around 10,000 Indigenous warriors helped Britain fend off the Americans du...

Nov 08, 2022

'We are in a pandemic in our communities': First Nations leaders call for aid

First Nations leaders in Northern Saskatchewan are sounding the alarm, and asking the federal and provincial levels of government for immediate assistance to address concerns related to drugs, gangs a...

Nov 04, 2022

Results of First Nation suicide study show need for improvement, offer hope for change

Chief Margaret Bear of the Ochapowace First Nation remembers sitting in the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' previous building three years ago, filled with emotion and sharing much of the p...

Nov 01, 2022

MGBHLM First Nation cattle company making progress

A First Nation cattle company in the Battlefords area is enjoying success, after starting for the first time last year.Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) Economic Developmen...

Oct 28, 2022

FSIN calls on RCMP to further investigate Creighton golf course death

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is requesting RCMP further investigate the death of Tristin Jobb, 25, at the Phantom Lake Golf Club in Creighton. She died after being discovered ...

Oct 26, 2022

‘Excited to see it continue’: The story of a graduate’s experience in Sturgeon Lake Health Center

In what's being called another step on the journey to reconciliation with First Nations peoples, a graduate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic is sharing her experience of working in a First Nations health...

Oct 26, 2022

‘A proud moment’: Family from Big River First Nation to appear on Family Feud Canada

From the shores of their community in northern Saskatchewan to the bright lights in Toronto, one Indigenous family had an experience to remember.The Morin family from Big River First Nation took part ...

Oct 23, 2022