First Nations

Sask. RCMP's Commanding Officer accepts job offer in B.C.

After nearly two years in Saskatchewan, the province's top RCMP officer is moving on.Commanding Officer Mark Fisher accepted a job as deputy chief of the Oak Bay Police Service in B.C. where he previo...

Aug 06, 2020

#YouMatter Awareness walk to take place at Flying Dust First Nation

Flying Dust First Nation will be hosting a suicide awareness walk in partnership with the City of Meadow Lake, RCMP, Northern Inter Tribal Health Agency (NITHA) and Roots of Hope in Meadow Lake. Tara ...

Jul 31, 2020

Cigar Lake mine set for September resumption

Uranium miner Cameco plans to restart its operation at Cigar Lake in Northern Saskatchewan at the beginning of September, meaning a return to full pay for 170 employees who were sent home because of C...

Jul 29, 2020

Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head and Lean Man First Nation purchases Oblate property

This is a proud moment for Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, and Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM).They officially purchased the St. Mary's Oblate Residence and the Oblate-owned property, located near the r...

Jul 29, 2020

Flying Dust First Nation holds outdoor boy's week

The Boy's Week at Gladue Lake involving teens from Flying Dust First Nation was a great success according to the men who participated in the event to support youth in their community. Flying Dust Comm...

Jul 28, 2020

Wollaston Lake woman to receive prestigious award from University of Regina

A former teacher, educator director and Chief for Hatchet Lake First Nation, will receive one of the University of Regina's highest honours.Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth was named the 2020 recipient of the ...

Jul 28, 2020

Northern communities selected for Dene linguistic research project

A four-year project examining the Dene language in two northern Saskatchewan communities will hopefully begin next month.That's according to University of Saskatchewan Professor of Linguistics Olga Lo...

Jul 27, 2020

Kâniyâsihk Cultural Camp calling on youth and knowledge keepers to assist with preserving traditional practices

The kniysihk Cultural Camps (kCC) and k-nysihk mkiwhpa Cree Academy of Excellence-Immersion School (kCAE) were created by Dr. Kevin wsakysiw Lewis as a way to preserve the Cree language and to promote...

Jul 17, 2020

Suspect arrested in relation to homicide investigation

After months of investigating the homicide of 26-year-old Braeden Alfred James Sparvier of the Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan RCMP made their first arrest Thursday.Saskatchewan Major Crimes Unit...

Jul 17, 2020

Construction underway at the Meadow Lake Tribal Council Bioenergy Centre

Residents in Meadow Lake can expect cleaner air and more jobs in the near future as the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) Bioenergy Centre at NorSask Forest Products is underway. SaskPower and the MLT...

Jul 06, 2020