Tag Archives: First Nations
Half of Stanley Mission residents told to evacuate due to wildfire
Approximately 1,000 residents of Stanley Mission are being evacuated due to the nearby McCafe fire. Those who are being told to evacuate are doing so either for health reasons or they belong to a vuln...
Jun 08, 2022
LLRIB announce passing of respected Elder
It is with great sadness that the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) announced the loss of Elder Elizabeth Charles of Stanley Mission. She was 94.In a release issued March 10, it was stated Charles was ...
Jun 07, 2022
Canoe Lake celebrates launch of Oskayak Pasikonatanik Project
Thursday marked a special day for members of Canoe Lake Cree First Nation who gathered for a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of the Oskayak Pasikonatanik Project. The Oskayak Pasikonat...
Jun 07, 2022
Northern MP returns from United Nations trip focused on Indigenous issues
Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal is back in Ottawa after he travelled to New York earlier this week to attend the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.The 21st sess...
Jun 07, 2022
Construction begins on Grandmother's Bay youth drop-in centre
Some of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's (LLRIB) youngest members will benefit from a youth drop-in centre set to open in Grandmother's Bay this fall.A ground-breaking ceremony was held in the community...
Jun 07, 2022
Waterhen Lake FN new owners of Eco Lodge in Meadow Lake
Waterhen Lake First Nation announced it is venturing into the tourism industry in northwest Saskatchewan.The community just purchased the Water's Edge Eco Lodge near Greig Lake in Meadow Lake Provinci...
Jun 07, 2022
PAGC search and rescue team help find missing man from Mistawasis
Members of the Prince Albert Grand Council Search, Rescue and Recovery team (PAGC-SRR) helped other search crews this past weekend in finding a missing man from Mistawasis Nhiyawak. The PAGC-SRR, alon...
Jun 06, 2022
Local Cree language program receives green light for expansion
A successful language program that has gained a Prince Albert school a lot of positive feedback from both its own families, as well as the general community as a whole, is growing.Next Fall, the Cree ...
Jun 06, 2022
Sturgeon Lake business owner, supporter of Indigenous hockey culture featured on Hockey Night in Canada
If you were watching the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast Tuesday night between the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks, chances are you probably saw a Sportsnet feature on Sturgeon Lake's Harlan K...
Jun 06, 2022
Métis Nation and Sturgeon Lake join Prince Albert alliance
The Prince Albert regional economic alliance grew today with the signatures of the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan and the Sturgeon Lake First Nation on a new three-year agreement.Representatives from bot...
Jun 06, 2022