Tag Archives: First Nations
Vigil reaches far and wide as search for Frank Young continues
A quickly planned vigil for a missing five-year-old from Red Earth First Nation east of Carrot River has reached far and wide, with organizers getting messages from as far away as Australia.Sheryl Kim...
May 16, 2022
Edmonton woman plans vigil for missing Red Earth boy
The area of Red Earth Cree Nation in northeast Saskatchewan where Frank Young went missing from is almost 900 kilometres from Edmonton, Alta., but a vigil will be held there nonetheless in the hope Fr...
May 13, 2022
Calls for more government support as search for missing boy continues
First Nations leaders are calling for more support from senior government officials as the search for a missing boy enters its third week.Frank Young hasn't been seen since April 19 at his home on Red...
May 10, 2022
National group calls on Feds to address increasing number of Indigenous women in prison
Citing the high number of Indigenous women incarcerated in federal institutions, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is demanding the federal government take immediate action.According to ...
May 06, 2022
Mill opening expected to create almost 1,700 jobs
The opening of the Paper Excellence pulp mill is expected to add almost 1,700 jobs directly and indirectly to the local economy, That was the message given by Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Energy and Reso...
May 06, 2022
Search for missing boy moves to the Carrot River: RCMP
After more than two weeks, RCMP and search and rescue teams are still hoping they can find Frank Young.The five-year-old boy from Red Earth Cree Nation hasn't been seen since April 19.(Submitted Photo...
May 04, 2022
‘Without you, we are the less. We are inadequate’: Archbishop of Canterbury visits P.A.
For the second straight day, Most Rev. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, profusely apologized to residential school survivors, and vowed to collaborate to make sure their voices are heard an...
May 02, 2022
'I am more sorry than I can say,' Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes to residential school survivors
Shortly after arriving at the James Smith Cree Nation, Rev. Justin Welby sat down in the corner of the local school gym and listened to four consecutive hours.On Saturday, he was told stories of physi...
Apr 30, 2022
Search for missing boy still a rescue mission says RCMP and Chief of Red Earth Cree Nation
It has been nearly two weeks since his disappearance and still, there's no sign of five-year-old Frank Young.Young was last seen at his home on Red Earth Cree Nation on April 19. Since then, hundreds ...
Apr 29, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit P.A. for Truth and Reconciliation
Editors Note: This story has been amended to reflect the event at James Smith Cree Nation is not open to the public. It was previously reported it was open to the public. --The Archbishop of Canterbur...
Apr 29, 2022