Tag Archives: First Nations
Majority of LLRIB voters in favour of new Election Act
There's a new Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Election Act after more than 70 per cent of eligible voters decided to do away with the old one.That's according to the LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson wh...
Aug 21, 2019 The new act will govern the next band elections set for March 2020. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Gospel Jamboree brings uplifting music to the tri-communities
Christian music was the focus of a new First Annual Gospel Jamboree hosted by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) on the weekend.The jamboree was organized by LLRIB Coun. Ann Ratt with assistance by ...
Aug 19, 2019 ID 28549318 © Stangot | Dreamstime.com
La Ronge cultural gathering brings residents together
The cultural gathering hosted by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Health Services Prevention and Recovery team at the urban reserve downtown is meant to bring people together. The event began Tues...
Aug 14, 2019 The cultural gathering downtown runs until Thursday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Wheaton sharing newfound passion for powwows with tri-community residents
It's been a little over a year since Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Cathy Wheaton began her journey to learn powwow dancing. "It's kind of consumed my life now," she said. "I think I have been to fou...
Aug 06, 2019 Cathy Wheaton danced at the recent fundraiser in La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Onion Lake Cree Nation again ordered to release financial statements
A Queen's Bench judge has found the Onion Lake Cree Nation to be in civil contempt of court and ordered it to release financial documents to a local activist and online.Saskatoon Justice Meghan McCrea...
Aug 06, 2019 A member of The Canadian Taxpayers Federation stands with Charmaine Stick of the Onion Lake Cree Nation to highlight a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision in 2018. (file photo/CKOM Staff)
Respected elder and former grand chief remembered for kindness and service to community
Space may be limited to standing room only this week, when a celebration of life is held on Wednesday for Philip Morin, Prince Albert Grand Council's first grand chief.Morin passed away Aug. 1 at the ...
Aug 05, 2019 Philip Morin passed away Aug. 1 (Submitted photo/ Tina Pelletier)
Sask. elder, leader Tony Cote passes away at 84
A well respected leader and elder in Saskatchewan has died.Tony Cote passed away Wednesday at the age of 84."We lost a great man today," said Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cam...
Aug 01, 2019 Elder Tony Cote at a ceremony in Regina in 2011 (Regina Police/Facebook)
Athabasca Denesuline Education Authority expected to officially launch next week
Leadership of three northern First Nations are hopeful the creation of the Athabasca Denesuline Education Authority (ADEA) will improve the outcome of their students. The education authority, which wi...
Jul 31, 2019 The Athabasca Denesuline Education Authority will operate like a school division. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
LLRIB honours Chief James Roberts by erecting headstone at gravesite
The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) who signed Treaty 6 was honoured Monday during a special ceremony where his gravesite was marked with a headstone. "There was a lot of children presen...
Jul 30, 2019 Little Hills was the site of a ceremony to place a headstone at the gravesite of Chief James Roberts. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Alberta RCMP apologize for poor investigation into Indigenous woman's death
EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found.Amber Tuccaro was 20 y...
Jul 25, 2019 Amber Tuccaro