Tag Archives: First Nations
More youth seeking help from crisis line: COVID-19
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on service, according to a spokesperson for the Kids' Help Phone.Deanna Dunham, Manager in Charge of Indigenous Initiatives, said call volu...
Mar 28, 2020 (Facebook/ Kids' Help Phone)
Federal government commits to work with First Nations who postpone elections
In the wake of rising health concerns surrounding COVID-19, the federal government is now providing some direction to First Nations' who have scheduled elections.In a Twitter post Friday morning, Marc...
Mar 27, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Area First Nations monitoring entrances to prevent COVID-19
Similar to many other communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Red Pheasant Cree Nation plans to install barricades at the reserve entrances starting Friday at midnight to check traffic coming in and l...
Mar 26, 2020 Red Pheasant Cree Nation Chief Clint Wuttunee says barricades will be set up at entrance points to the Red Pheasant reserve starting Friday at midnight to monitor traffic, to prevent COVID-19. He is shown in this photo from last year holding former Chief Red Pheasant’s Treaty Medal that was returned to the First Nation last summer. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
LLRIB Director of Education apologizes for now-deleted Facebook post
"Any teacher not preparing to teach online and creating digital tools is basically resigning."That's how Lac La Ronge Indian Band Director of Education Simon Bird started a recently deleted Facebook p...
Mar 24, 2020 Simon Bird is the director of education of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. (Simon Bird/Facebook)
Northern communities installing checkpoints, initiating local lockdowns
Residents of Pinehouse Lake and Pelican Narrows have both initiated checkpoints leading into their communities as a precaution against COVID-19.This afternoon Pinehouse Administrator Martine Smith ann...
Mar 23, 2020 This checkpoint has been set up outside Pinehouse Lake. (Pinehouse Lake, Saskatchewan/Facebook)
FSIN declares state of emergency
A state of emergency has been declared by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) executive as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. "Many of our First Nations are not prepared for ...
Mar 18, 2020 FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron said some First Nations don't have the supplies to deal with COVID-19. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
SIGA temporarily shutters properties across province
Prince Albert's Northern Lights Casino, along with Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford and Gold Horse in Lloyminster will be closed as of Tuesday. They are among all seven Saskatchewan Indian Gaming...
Mar 16, 2020 All seven SIGA casinos are shutting down temporarily as of Monday night due to concerns about COVID-19. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
PBCN dealing with COVID-19 case at Southend
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) has taken several measures since a presumptive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the northern community of Southend, including the closure of schools effective ...
Mar 15, 2020 Southend, PBCN. (Cameconorth.com)
Southend COVID-19 case: NITHA says community risk remains low
The presumptive COVID-19 case in the northern community of Southend will put a strain on health services there, but the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) said plans were underway to bolst...
Mar 15, 2020 (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)
2020 Tony Cote Winter Games cancelled
The 2020 Tony Cote Winter Games, which were set to bring nearly 10,000 athletes, coaches and spectators to Prince Albert are cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19. Every hotel in the city had been boo...
Mar 13, 2020 The Tony Cote Games was set to take place a venues around the city including the Art Hauser Centre. (File photo/paNOW Staff)