First Nations

One Arrow youth receive provincial recognition

Students at One Arrow First Nation are being being recognized for their work and innovation during a pandemic that has tested entrepreneurs everywhere. The SIEF Entrepreneurial Spirit Award is awarded...

Dec 07, 2021

Northern leader asking for help in midst of suicide crisis

While the pandemic has been hard for many people, in northern Saskatchewan - where they already had been dealing with a suicide and addictions crisis - the situation surrounding COVID-19 has only made...

Dec 07, 2021

New program being created to help northern First Nations households with high power bills

A new initiative to help curb high power bills is being made available to First Nations people living in Northern Saskatchewan. SaskPower is creating the Northern First Nations Home Retrofit Program w...

Dec 06, 2021

No evidence Liberals knew appeal over residential school payments was dropped: Miller

OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says the federal government will soon release some of the residential school records it's been criticized for withholding to a national archives c...

Dec 06, 2021

Friends and family mourn two men found dead in vehicle

One of two men found dead inside an abandoned vehicle Thursday night southwest of Meath Park, is being remembered as a passionate sports fan, but above all, a loving father who would do anything for h...

Nov 29, 2021

Respected Cree professor receives Saskatchewan's highest honour

Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Solomon Ratt has been invested into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province's highest honour.He officially received the award during a special ceremony Nov. 17 wi...

Nov 23, 2021

Province provides $2 million to fund programs for Indigenous employment

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced more funding and support for Indigenous people looking for work in Northern Saskatchewan.According to a media release, $2 million in funding is being provi...

Nov 17, 2021

More calls for action from PAGC and FSIN following third in-custody death

Following a third in-custody death in less than a month, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) are calling for an intervention of the Prince ...

Nov 12, 2021

Saskatoon woman joins world renowned Indigenous dance troupe in New York

Laryn Oakes can fondly recall her days as a young girl, watching her mother dance, dreaming of the day when she herself may get a chance to perform for an audience.That dream is now becoming a reality...

Nov 12, 2021

Muskeg Lake Food Forest receives provincial Heritage award

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A unique food security project at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, has been included with this year’s list of Saskatchewan Heritage Awards. The idea for the food forest star...

Nigel Maxwell Nov 01, 2021