First Nations

SMVS Culture Days moves online with video series

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing many events to adapt to a new normal and Cultures Days hosted by Senator Myles Venne School (SMVS) Recreational Coordinator Charlie Cook is no different.He received...

Aug 21, 2020

Ratt instructs PBCN students on art of making bows and arrows

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation youth living in Prince Albert are in La Ronge this week learning how to make handmade bows and arrows. The small group was brought to town by Randy Clarke, who is a fourth...

Aug 10, 2020

Sask. RCMP's Commanding Officer accepts job offer in B.C.

After nearly two years in Saskatchewan, the province's top RCMP officer is moving on.Commanding Officer Mark Fisher accepted a job as deputy chief of the Oak Bay Police Service in B.C. where he previo...

Aug 06, 2020

#YouMatter Awareness walk to take place at Flying Dust First Nation

Flying Dust First Nation will be hosting a suicide awareness walk in partnership with the City of Meadow Lake, RCMP, Northern Inter Tribal Health Agency (NITHA) and Roots of Hope in Meadow Lake. Tara ...

Jul 31, 2020

Cigar Lake mine set for September resumption

Uranium miner Cameco plans to restart its operation at Cigar Lake in Northern Saskatchewan at the beginning of September, meaning a return to full pay for 170 employees who were sent home because of C...

Jul 29, 2020

Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head and Lean Man First Nation purchases Oblate property

This is a proud moment for Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, and Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM).They officially purchased the St. Mary's Oblate Residence and the Oblate-owned property, located near the r...

Jul 29, 2020

Wollaston Lake woman to receive prestigious award from University of Regina

A former teacher, educator director and Chief for Hatchet Lake First Nation, will receive one of the University of Regina's highest honours.Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth was named the 2020 recipient of the ...

Jul 28, 2020

Northern communities selected for Dene linguistic research project

A four-year project examining the Dene language in two northern Saskatchewan communities will hopefully begin next month.That's according to University of Saskatchewan Professor of Linguistics Olga Lo...

Jul 27, 2020

'We have tried everything': Southend family searches for closure

Thirty-eight years have passed since Leonard Bear's old brother Simeon went to work at Lawrence Bay and was never seen or heard from again.Simeon Ernest Bear, would have been 62 years old this year. A...

Jul 22, 2020

Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation requests meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau

The Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation is seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after a recent court decision deemed the amalgamation of two First Nations in Saskatchewan was illegal....

Jul 17, 2020