First Nations

Northern leaders react to Belanger's federal win

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the federal election results on Monday were good for Northern Saskatchewan. "I think it will probably make a huge difference to have ...

Apr 30, 2025

Ottawa settles 93-year-old land dispute with Flying Dust First Nation

Nearly a century after land was taken for a railway line, Flying Dust First Nation reached a $30-million settlement with Ottawa - including $10,000 for every band member - in what the chief calls a lo...

Apr 22, 2025

'We were blessed': Lawrence Joseph passes away at 79

Kevin Joseph said his father's last words were 'thank you'.Lawrence Joseph, a lifelong Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and a former Prine Albert city councillor, passed ...

Apr 21, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman on Red Pheasant Cree Nation found deceased

Update: April 17, 8:43 a.m.Battlefords RCMP confirmed that missing 33-year-old Jana Laliberte was located deceased. Following a preliminary investigation, Laliberte's death is not believed to be suspi...

Apr 16, 2025

La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition

Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her exp...

Apr 15, 2025

Search underway for missing woman last seen on Red Pheasant: RCMP

Mounties are asking for the public's help in locating a 33-year-old woman who was reported missing last week.Jana Laliberte, who also goes by Jana Birdie, was last seen at a home on Red Pheasant First...

Apr 15, 2025

MMF president first witness in Métis harvesting rights trial

David Chartrand had been speaking for an hour and a half when Crown Prosecutor James Fyfe lodged an objection. The President of the Manitoba Mtis Federation (MMF) had come to Meadow Lake Provincial Co...

Apr 15, 2025

‘It feels special to win at home’: Red Pheasant Rebels claim JNI tournament crown

Glory was a little sweeter than usual for the Red Pheasant Rebels this past weekend as they not only beat the Round Lake Bears 5-0 to win the Jim Neilson Invitational (JNI) Tournament, but they also d...

Apr 14, 2025

Education; vaccine research key to solving tuberculosis

It only took two years. Worldwide, more than 1.5 million people die each year from Tuberculosis and there was only one other infectious disease more deadly - COVID-19. During the pandemic, all healthc...

Apr 12, 2025

'Almost forgotten and has now been reclaimed': Tournament honouring Jim Neilson gets underway this weekend

One of the biggest Indigenous hockey tournaments in Western Canada is back in North Battleford this weekend, the Jim Neilson Invitational (JNI) Tournament gets underway tonight at the Access Communica...

Apr 11, 2025