Tag Archives: First Nations
Starbucks is coming to North Battleford
It's official, the venti Caramel Macchiato is coming to the Battlefords. In a partnership between Red Pheasant Cree Nation and the City of North Battleford, Eagles Landing will be the location of the ...
May 17, 2024
Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women raises awareness of 'Stolen Sisters'
A group of dedicated supporters came out for the Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman (MMIW) in North Battleford today.The event was organized by the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Cent...
May 15, 2024
'I just can't believe it': Rebecca Strong overwhelmed with joy after winning Canada's Got Talent
In the final moments before her name was called, Prince Albert's Rebecca Strong held her breath and crossed her fingers, with millions of Canadians watching. In a split second, her life changed as she...
May 15, 2024
Metis early childhood educators honoured in special ceremony in Regina
To help commemorate Early Childhood Educators (ECE) Month, the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) honoured some of their best educators recently.A special awards gala took place with the Saskatchewan Ea...
May 13, 2024
New funding announced for study to look at Indigenous policing for the PAGC
The reality of Indigenous-led policing in northern Saskatchewan took another big step. On Friday, the provincial and federal governments and Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte of the Prince Albert Grand Coun...
May 03, 2024
Breaking down systemic racism involves long-term work
Change won't happen overnight. That's one of the messages people heard who took part in an anti-racism workshop in North Battleford today, April 30. The event called the Anti-Racism Collective Project...
Apr 30, 2024
New provincial funding to help boost Indigenous partnership in natural resource projects
The province is making a large investment to help grow Indigenous partnerships in the natural resource sector. On Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $400,000 investment in the First Na...
Apr 29, 2024
First Nations Power Authority signs MOU with SaskEnergy
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the First Nations Power Authority of Saskatchewan and SaskEnergy is inked. The MOU intends to explore new energy sources for Indigenous communities and incr...
Apr 29, 2024
Stopping human-caused wildfires the goal of new campaign by PAGC
Teaching people how much damage wildfires can cause and how people can prevent them is the target of a new campaign by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC).The PAGC is teaming up with the Sask. Publ...
Apr 26, 2024
Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding across Canada, critics say
Every morning, Indigenous men at the Waseskun Healing Centre north of Montreal gather for a healing circle, where they smudge, share stories and sometimes gain spiritual guidance from elders.The centr...
Apr 20, 2024