Tag Archives: First Nations
'We weep for our children' : PAGC wants Feds to compensate Timber Bay School survivors
The Grand Chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council says the horrific discovery in B.C. last week, shows there can be no rest until the search for the children who never came home from residential scho...
Jun 02, 2021
Sask. First Nation Elder says increased funding and resources needed to help families recover from residential school experience
An Elder from Sturgeon Lake First Nation west of Prince Albert says he was not surprised when he heard the tragic and horrific news that the remains of 215 children were found at a residential school ...
Jun 01, 2021
Archaeologist believes ground penetrating radar can show true reality of residential schools
A Saskatchewan archaeologist believes science can play an integral part in revealing what words cannot. Mike Markowski co-owns a heritage consulting company based in Saskatoon that specializes in grou...
Jun 01, 2021
Ceremony held at James Smith Cree Nation in honour of residential school lives lost
It's an event that has sent shockwaves across the country.The discovery of the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School site in British Columbia.On Monday, May 31, a ceremony ...
May 31, 2021
Sask. gov’t joins FSIN to demand more investigation of residential school sites
The Saskatchewan government is joining the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) in calling for radar ground searches of residential school sites in the province.After the remains of 215 c...
May 31, 2021
FSIN commits to radar ground searches of multiple residential schools in Sask.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is leading a new investigation into unidentified remains of children at Saskatchewan's residential schools.The announcement was made in a Sunday a...
May 31, 2021
Seattle Met Top Doctor title awarded to LLRIB member and USask graduate
From Saskatchewan to Seattle, Dr. Jessica Schule is making a name for herself in the field of medicine. She was recently awarded the Seattle Met Top Doctor title for 2021 from Seattle Met Magazine. In...
May 27, 2021
Seattle Met Top Doctor title awarded to LLRIB member and USask graduate
From Saskatchewan to Seattle, Dr. Jessica Schule is making a name for herself in the field of medicine. She was recently awarded the Seattle Met Top Doctor title for 2021 from Seattle Met Magazine. In...
May 27, 2021
Saskatchewan RCMP holding eagle feathers to strengthen Indigenous connections
RCMP detachments across the province are in possession of eagle feathers which are meant to enhance relationships between enforcement and their respective Indigenous communities. Last Spring, the Gove...
May 27, 2021
Métis Nation–Saskatchewan prepped for election
Election Day is right around the corner for Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan.Eligible citizens will have the opportunity to go to the polls and cast their vote from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. on May 29. Having been four...
May 26, 2021