First Nations

First Indigenous-owned liquor store opens near Saskatoon

The first Indigenous-owned liquor store in Saskatchewan is now open near Saskatoon.Part of the Grasswood area, The Patch Wine and Spirits is located on the English River First Nation's urban reserve l...

Dec 28, 2020

Hope and the Future: Wellness centre set to open in 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.Challenging times pull peo...

Dec 28, 2020

Hope and the Future: Progress in Northern health

The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget, but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.While the COVID-19 pandem...

Dec 23, 2020

Jason Stonechild named FSIN's new Director of Justice

Prince Albert's former deputy police chief has a new job.The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive has announced Jason Stonechild as their new Director of Justice and the Special...

Dec 15, 2020

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

Band member alleges unfair housing allocations in Little Red River

A petition signed by 60 residents of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's (LLRIB) Little Red River reserve is calling for recent housing assignments to be overturned. The petition alleges there has been con...

Dec 01, 2020

PBCN chief hopeful coronavirus assistance will arrive soon

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Chief Peter Beatty is hopeful help is on the way when it comes to preventing the spread of the coronavirus. As of Nov. 26, Beatty said there were more than 90 active cases...

Nov 27, 2020

LLRIB communities eliminate all confirmed coronavirus cases

There are no active coronavirus cases in all six Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) communities as of Nov. 26.Since the First Nation recorded its first case of the virus Sept. 29, there have been 55 on-...

Nov 27, 2020