Tag Archives: First Nations
Citizens concerned by inspector's departure from Pinehouse inquiry
The citizens who helped prompt a formal inquiry, including a financial investigation into the northern Village of Pinehouse, are concerned the probe could fall by the wayside now that the lead investi...
May 23, 2019 The northern Village of Pinehouse is under a formal inquiry by the province. (Marty Martinson/paNOW Staff)
Former chief charged with robbery, fraud, and breach of trust to face trial
A court case that's been building for almost 10 years, may finally be resolved later this year when a former chief of Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation faces trial.Napoleon Mercredi applied to have ...
May 23, 2019 The trial for Napoleon Mercredi will go ahead this fall at Court of Queen's Bench in Prince Albert. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Diplomat, peacekeeper: Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Poundmaker exoneration
When Milton Tootoosis thinks about the planned exoneration of Chief Poundmaker, he breaks down.A headman and councillor at Poundmaker Cree Nation, about a two-hour drive from Saskatoon, Tootoosis says...
May 20, 2019
Northerner wins Women of Distinction Award
Jordyn Burnouf, a member of Black Lake First Nation, is one of 14 recipients of the 2019 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards.The event was held Tuesday in Saskatoon at TCU Place in front of an audience o...
May 15, 2019 Jordyn Burnouf has won a YWCA Women of Distinction Award. (submitted photo/Danielle Stasiuk Photography)
Stanley Mission nurse receives national award of excellence
In honour of her dedication and initiative, Stanley Mission's Janet McKenzie was one of three women from across the country to receive Indigenous Services Canada's Award of Excellence in Nursing. She ...
May 13, 2019 Janet McKenzie is a registered nurse in Stanley Mission. (submitted photo/Government of Canada)
LLRIB celebrating Treaty Days this week
It's been a little more than 130 years since Chief James Roberts signed an adhesion to Treaty 6 on behalf of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) at the north end of Montreal Lake. It was signed Feb. ...
May 09, 2019 LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson hands out annual $5 treaty payments. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Historic northern church prepared for upcoming wildfire season
Peaceful, powerful and proud are some of the words Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson used to describe the feelings evoked by the Holy Trinity Anglican Church near Stanley Mission."When...
May 08, 2019 The Holy Trinity Anglican Church stands as a sentinel along the banks of the mighty Churchill River. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Chief Poundmaker to be exonerated
It's been more than 130 years in the making.The legendary Chief Poundmaker will be exonerated this month, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to Saskatchewan to mark the occasion.Poundmaker was...
May 08, 2019 A painting done for Poundmaker Cree Nation by world-renowned, Winnipeg-based Cree artist, Kent Monkman, depicts Chief Poundmaker stopping his people from attacking opposing forces. (Submitted by Poundmaker Cree Nation)
'For the North, by northerners': New teacher education program in La Ronge
Gabriel Dumont Institute, in partnership with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), are currently accepting students into the new Northern Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP).The program is e...
May 02, 2019 This will be the location of the Northern Indigenous Teacher Education Program. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Johnson wins University of Saskatchewan Non-Fiction Award
Harold Johnson was recognized by the Saskatchewan Book Awards for Clifford, an experimental memoir he wrote in honour of his late brother. The event, which brought together more than 300 people to cel...
May 02, 2019 Harold Johnson won the University of Saskatchewan Non-Fiction Award. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)