Tag Archives: First Nations

MMF president first witness in Métis harvesting rights trial
David Chartrand had been speaking for an hour and a half when Crown Prosecutor James Fyfe lodged an objection. The President of the Manitoba Mtis Federation (MMF) had come to Meadow Lake Provincial Co...
Apr 15, 2025

Education; vaccine research key to solving tuberculosis
It only took two years. Worldwide, more than 1.5 million people die each year from Tuberculosis and there was only one other infectious disease more deadly - COVID-19. During the pandemic, all healthc...
Apr 12, 2025

'Almost forgotten and has now been reclaimed': Tournament honouring Jim Neilson gets underway this weekend
One of the biggest Indigenous hockey tournaments in Western Canada is back in North Battleford this weekend, the Jim Neilson Invitational (JNI) Tournament gets underway tonight at the Access Communica...
Apr 11, 2025

Prince Albert's Kevin Henry confirms intentions to run for MN-S President
The Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) election is still over a month away and the nomination deadline has not passed, however, Prince Albert's Kevin Henry is not wasting time announcing his intentions t...
Apr 10, 2025

‘Use the land to find yourself’: Jordin Tootoo inspires youth at BATC conference
Over 1,200 kids cheered with admiration and joy as former NHL player Jordin Tootoo took to center ice at the Access Communications Centre on Wednesday for the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) '...
Apr 10, 2025

PAGC Fine Arts Festival celebrates 32nd birthday
A fine arts festival that promotes Indigenous culture has returned to Prince Albert. The event that's hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre connects youth fr...
Apr 10, 2025

Provincial funding available for MMIWG+ community groups
A funding channel created as a result of calls to action by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls is once again accepting applications from community groups and org...
Apr 08, 2025

Nine northerners one step closer to becoming pilots
A group of nine northern residents are one step closer to obtaining their commercial pilots license and gaining employment with Rise Air. A ceremony was held Friday in Saskatoon to celebrate their com...
Apr 01, 2025

Onion Lake podcast aims to keep Cree language alive
Growing up, Fraser Heathen remembers hearing Cree spoken fluently by his parents and grandparents."Like the evolution of it since I was a young boy with my parents and my grandparents, I think it was ...
Mar 31, 2025
FSIN calls for resignations after teen dies while in organization’s care
Warning: This story contains references to suicide. Find support links at the end of this file.The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for resignations after they say a teen d...
Mar 31, 2025