Tag Archives: First Nations
Wade Frenchman committed to trial, charged with three murders
Wade Frenchman has been committed for trial to the Court of King's Bench after being charged with three murders in May. The man from Moosomin First Nation was scheduled to make his first appearance vi...
Jun 20, 2024
National Indigenous People's Day Traditional Powwow a day of celebration and healing
As the sun shone down on the grounds of the Western Development Museum in North Battleford, visitors gathered to celebrate with one another. Voices joyful with anticipation mingled with the drumming m...
Jun 19, 2024
SIGA now accepting applications for 2024 Indigenous Scholarship Awards Program
More than $50,000 is available to postsecondary students through the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) Indigenous Scholarship Awards Program. Applications are being accepted June 17-August 1...
Jun 19, 2024
Poitras Relay becomes first Canadian team to win 'Stanley Cup' of Indian Relay
Curtis Poitras is still coming to terms with last weekend at Emerald Downs. "So many things had happened in this last week - it's just unreal," said the owner of the Poitras Indian Relay Team. "It's h...
Jun 18, 2024
Over 50 Sask. First Nations receive first of their kind gas safety signs
New safety signs, designed by a Saskatchewan Indigenous artist, are being rolled across 52 gasified First Nations throughout the province.SaskEnergy's aim with the project is to deliver natural gas sa...
Jun 18, 2024
Pioneer in Indigenous governance and education honoured
A man whose life is dedicated to the advancement of First Nations rights, sovereignty and Indigenous education was honoured recently by the First Nations University of Canada. Senator Solomon Sanderso...
Jun 17, 2024
PBCN searching for missing man from Deschambeault Lake
The leadership of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is asking for the public's help in locating Dominic Custer, a 27-year-old member of PBCN's community of Deschambeault Lake who has been missing si...
Jun 12, 2024
LLRIB RCMP officer first to wear ribbon skirt during academy grad
RCMP Const. Emeri Carriere-Mackenzie, from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, is the first ever cadet to graduate from the RCMP Academy with the honour of wearing a ribbon skirt. In a media release issued ...
Jun 12, 2024
As healing continues, James Smith Cree Nation leadership calls for increased policing
Leadership from the James Smith Cree Nation continue to review an RCMP internal report and its findings on the policing response to the mass stabbing on the reserve in September 2022. Chief Robert Hea...
Jun 11, 2024
Cumberland House woman part of hit TV series "Alone"
A woman who was raised on the trapline in northeast Saskatchewan, and who works as a tour operator, has been offered a great opportunity to represent not only her family and community, but also her cu...
Jun 11, 2024