Tag Archives: First Nations
Mikisiw Awasis Early Learning Centre becomes reality in Bells Point
The sounds of children are starting to fill the halls of the new $4 million Mikisiw Awasis Early Learning Centre in Bells Point. "We're really excited and happy to see this building finally finished,"...
Sep 11, 2019 LLRIB Acting Chief Sam Roberts in a dental health office. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Totem pole taken down on riverbank
Representatives from the City of Prince Albert, the Historical Society and elders from Saskatchewan Penitentiary gathered on the bank of the North Saskatchewan River Monday morning to say goodbye to a...
Sep 09, 2019 Darlene Stonechild stands in front of the totem pole her brother helped carve (submitted photo/City of P.A.)
Southend receives $6 million for new ice rink
A new indoor ice rink in Southend will go a long way when it comes to serving young people in the small, northern community. "We are so excited," Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Coun. Darrin Morin...
Sep 09, 2019 The Henry Cook Memorial Arena, seen here, will be replaced by the new rink. (submitted photo/Darrin Morin)
AFN outlines First Nations election priorities ahead of fall vote
OTTAWA - Canada has been treating Indigenous issues as higher priorities since the last federal election but more work needs to be done, says Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. The...
Sep 09, 2019
Indigenous businesses projected to contribute $100 billion to Canada's economy by 2024, says new report.
Indigenous businesses contribute over $30 billion dollars annually to Canada's economy, and that number is expected to more than triple over the next five years, according to a new report from the Can...
Sep 07, 2019 For 2018-19 SIGA, which owns and operates seven casinos in the province including the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert and the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford, reported a $262 million revenue and net earnings of $82.5 million. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Cook-Searson launches campaign to represent Liberals in October election
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson received a standing ovation Thursday as she officially launched her campaign to represent the Liberals in the upcoming election. "I have the e...
Sep 06, 2019 Chief Tammy Cook-Searson launched her campaign for the Oct. 21 federal election. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Piwapan receives $100,000 federal grant for MMIW connection project
Piwapan Women's Centre in La Ronge is the recipient of a $100,000 federal grant from Women and Gender Equality Canada. The funding will be used to cover the wages and expenses of a 20-month manager po...
Sep 03, 2019 The federal grant will be available until March 2021. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Plaque unveiled to commemorate Treaty 6 adhesion
The unveiling of the Treaty 6 Adhesion Commemorative Plaque will serve as a reminder of the special relationship between the Woodland Cree and the Crown. A ceremony was held Wednesday at the Molanosa ...
Aug 28, 2019 The plaque was unveiled at a ceremony at the Molanosa Cultural Grounds. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Aviation company supports call for improvements to Fond du Lac airport
West Wind Aviation is echoing the chief of the Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation's call for more improvements to the Fond du Lac airport after learning no funding will be committed to the project. W...
Aug 26, 2019 Fond du Lac Chief Louis Mercredi. (Canadian Press)
Firefighters Without Borders donating gear to Hatchet Lake Dene Nation
First Nations communities across Saskatchewan including Hatchet Lake Dene Nation are benefitting from large donations from Firefighters Without Borders Canada (FWB). Within the last year, Ontario FWB ...
Aug 22, 2019 Firefighters Without Borders has donated about 1,000 sets of bunker gear in the last two years. (file photo/Government of Saskatchewan)