First Nations

FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...

Dec 02, 2020

Muskoday woman named first female president of national body representing Aboriginal Firefighters

Just over two decades after joining the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department, Michelle Vandevord can now lay claim to being elected the first female president of the Aboriginal Firefighters' Association...

Dec 02, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Feds need better data on COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Miller

OTTAWA - A rapid rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities on reserve - especially in Alberta and Saskatchewan - likely does not tell the full story due to lack of data,...

Nov 20, 2020

Coronavirus cases surge in Fond du Lac as water treatment plant malfunctions

The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation Emergency Team is calling for more public health interventions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.According to a media release, positive cas...

Nov 17, 2020

Canoe Lake protesters demand hundreds of members be added to voters list

Hundreds of Canoe Lake Cree Nation band members can't vote for their council and a protest was held this week to demand answers from leadership as to why. "There's a lot of members who are supposed to...

Nov 13, 2020

First Nations project among MAS 2020 award recipients

Battlefords area First Nations are among those honoured in the Museums Association of Saskatchewan (MAS) 2020 awards recently presented in an online event. They were among several recognized from the ...

Nov 08, 2020

Artist honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in painting 'Lost Flowers'

A Battleford artist hopes to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Saskatchewan and across Canada in her painting entitled 'Lost Flowers.'Memuna Moolla presented her painting as a ...

Nov 06, 2020

PAGC encourages Ottawa to settle Nova Scotia fishery dispute

The plight of Mi'kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia has hit close to home for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and so now executive council is joining the chorus of voices denouncing the violence and calli...

Oct 27, 2020

PBCN, LLRIB communities lockdown as coronavirus reappears in region

All Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) communities have been locked down after coronavirus cases appeared in three this week.The lockdowns were in place as of Oct. 8 at 7 a.m. and will continue until...

Oct 08, 2020