Tag Archives: First Nations

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election
As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a f...
Oct 14, 2024

Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school
A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the N...
Oct 12, 2024

New organization is focused on growing the Indigenous agriculture industry
Kallie Wood and her team are planting the seeds of sustainable Indigenous agriculture across the country one project at a time.The National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food (NCIAF) is an Ind...
Oct 09, 2024

Prince Albert Grand Council leaders in Ottawa demanding help for housing and health care crisis
"We are in a state of crisis in our communities."Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte made his message clear."Our people are struggling to survive with basic health care and ...
Oct 09, 2024
Sask. politicians under pressure to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Saskatchewan is taking some heat after two Meadow Lake court workers were sent home early for wearing orange shirts on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Sept. 30. Federation of S...
Oct 05, 2024

Truth and Reconciliation Commemoration Mural unveiled at Marguerite Riel Centre
The Marguerite Riel Centre (MRC) in Melfort has unveiled a new Truth and Reconciliation Commemoration mural. The six paintings are located on the east side of the building on Burrows Ave. W. Director ...
Oct 04, 2024

Sask. had highest number of residential schools in Canada, but NDTR not recognized; Chiefs
Saskatchewan is standing on the wrong side of history. That was the message delivered by several First Nation Chiefs Friday at a press conference hosted by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) addres...
Oct 04, 2024

Indigenous courthouse workers sent home after wearing orange shirts on NDTR
After two Indigenous women working in the Meadow Lake Saskatchewan Justice Unit were sent home on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for wearing orange shirts, Meadow Lake Tribal Council is cal...
Oct 03, 2024

From pain to strength: survivors walk the path of healing
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the subject matter of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419.Sunchild Law held its 12th annual Battlefo...
Sep 30, 2024

'Rising up in love': Meadow Lake celebrates Orange Shirt Day
With a microphone in her hand at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre, Vitaline Read shared a story with school children, community members and other survivors of her time in the Beauval Indian Residential Sc...
Sep 30, 2024