Tag Archives: First Nations
Waterhen Lake FN reconsiders calling state of emergency
Waterhen Lake First Nation will not be issuing a state of emergency today after the community grappled with a rash of suicide attempts within the last month and the recent death of a 14-year-old girl....
May 13, 2020
COVID-19 spread slowing in La Loche and Clearwater River
La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre and Clearwater River Dene Nation Chief Teddy Clark along with the area director of Mtis Nation Saskatchewan provided a non-medical community update to residents in the...
May 12, 2020
Complaints about 'arbitrary' nature of lockdown boundary
There's increasing frustration for some people who are unable to get to communities for leisure purposes within the large Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), which is currently under...
May 12, 2020
Addiction support to La Loche amid continued outbreak
The northern village of La Loche is seeing a slight tapering in its active cases of COVID-19 since last week as support for alcohol-dependent people is made available. Dr. Rim Zayed, Medical Health Of...
May 11, 2020
Northern fishers seek aid as COVID-19 shuts down market
The fishing industry across northern Saskatchewan is facing an uncertain year because of COVID-19. With restaurants closed there are no orders of their product coming in, hundreds of livelihoods are i...
May 06, 2020
National Day of Awareness highlights MLTC planning and support of both men and women
In observance of the National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on May 5, Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is consistently developing ways to honour their legacy . F...
May 05, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Online COVID-19 threat a fake after P.A.put on alert
A woman who threatened to come to Prince Albert and spread COVID-19 - which prompted an emergency response - won't be charged according to a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan RCMP.The Facebook post, w...
May 04, 2020 A Facebook post made on Friday, and soon after deleted, caused a lot of anxiety for people in Prince Albert according to the city's Mayor. (Facebook)
Indigenous leaders say opening province 'too soon', install regional perimeter check points in the North
Northern municipal leaders are implementing a series of regional perimeter check points on the main arteries coming in and out of Saskatchewan's Northwest region as well as reserve check points to hel...
Apr 24, 2020 (Northern Saskatchewan Administration District/ Government of Saskatchewan)
Former Canoe Lake Cree First Nation Chief remembered
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive is offering prayers and condolences to family and friends following the recent passing of former long-time Canoe Lake Cree First Nation ...
Apr 24, 2020 Former Canoe Lake Cree First Nation Chief Guy Lariviere (Facebook)
FSIN encouraging vigilance, as province rolls out plan to re-open
The Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) admits he has concerns about moving too fast.Bobby Cameron spoke with paNOW about the provincial government's plan to re-open Saskatc...
Apr 24, 2020 FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)