First Nations

Power outage purchase orders now available for LLRIB members

Assistance is now available to Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) members who lost food because of the four-day power outage last month.That's according to a public notice, which states those living on-...

Jun 03, 2021

'We were herded away like cattle': Residential school survivor aims to inspire change by walking to Ottawa.

A woman who spent nearly 10 years at a residential school in Prince Albert will begin a journey stretching three provinces and cover over 2,300 kilometers on Saturday.Patricia Ballantyne, 47, plans to...

Jun 03, 2021

'We weep for our children' : PAGC wants Feds to compensate Timber Bay School survivors

The Grand Chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council says the horrific discovery in B.C. last week, shows there can be no rest until the search for the children who never came home from residential scho...

Jun 02, 2021

Tour of future wellness centre shows structure at 50 per cent completion

The $16.1 million, 20,000 square-foot future wellness centre is 50 per cent complete. larongeNOW, along with Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and health staff, toured the unde...

Jun 01, 2021

Sask. First Nation Elder says increased funding and resources needed to help families recover from residential school experience

An Elder from Sturgeon Lake First Nation west of Prince Albert says he was not surprised when he heard the tragic and horrific news that the remains of 215 children were found at a residential school ...

Jun 01, 2021

Archaeologist believes ground penetrating radar can show true reality of residential schools

A Saskatchewan archaeologist believes science can play an integral part in revealing what words cannot. Mike Markowski co-owns a heritage consulting company based in Saskatoon that specializes in grou...

Jun 01, 2021

'Never made it home': Residents honour children found at former Kamloops residential school

It was warm and overcast Monday as more than 100 tri-community residents gathered to honour the 215 children who's remains were found last week at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.The eve...

May 31, 2021

Ceremony at PAGC for residential school lives lost

A special and sombre ceremony took place at the Prince Albert Grand Council Monday afternoon in remembrance of the 215 children whose remains were found last week near the former Kamloops Indian Resid...

May 31, 2021

Sask. gov’t joins FSIN to demand more investigation of residential school sites

The Saskatchewan government is joining the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) in calling for radar ground searches of residential school sites in the province.After the remains of 215 c...

May 31, 2021

Smudge walk and candlelight vigil planned this afternoon for victims and survivors of residential schools

A smudge walk and candlelight vigil will be held Monday to honour children of Tk'emlps te Secwpemc First Nation and survivors of residential schools. The event is being hosted by Men of the North and ...

May 31, 2021