Tag Archives: First Nations

The coronavirus pandemic brought a new normal into our lives, but for Elder Annie Mckenzie, life has gone back to an earlier time. Less than a week after the World Health Organization declared the sta...

Prince Albert's downtown riverbank is now home to seven new interpretive signs detailing the histories of the Indigenous groups that have lived in the area for thousands of years. The informational di...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - New video has emerged of the violent arrest of a prominent chief of a northern Alberta First Nation. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the RCMP dash-camera vid...

EDMONTON - Three northern Alberta First Nations want to appeal the province's decision to suspend environmental monitoring in the oilpatch. The Mikisew Cree First Nation, the Fort McKay First Nat...

New Sucker River Coun. Devin Bernatchez has big plans for the community, but his first priority going into office is protecting local residents from COVID-19. "We have been dealt a hand we have never ...

At 29 years old, Jimmy Charles believes he can be a new, young voice in Stanley Mission as a recently elected councillor."I'm extremely happy with the support I got," he said. "I want to say a big tha...

OTTAWA - Disheartened, disappointed, disbelieving. But still determined. Indigenous women and leaders fighting to end violence against Indigenous women in Canada say that's how they feel about Wednesd...

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes it was a challenging campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic that intensified during the election period."We started the campaign on...

Even though the coronavirus has been a disruption to so many aspects of life, residents of La Ronge are still finding ways to promote First Nations language and culture.Two locally produced videos hav...

Monday was the first day Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) voters could do so electronically, but it didn't start as smoothly as organizers had hoped.Electronic voting commenced May 11 at 8 a.m. and wi...