Tag Archives: First Nations
State of emergency declared for Patuanak
A state of emergency has been declared for Patuanak.According to a social media post by the English River First Nation Emergency Management Team, the decision was made Wednesday after a meeting with c...
Jul 09, 2025
RCMP's Rhonda Blackmore honoured by First Nations at La Ronge gathering
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, who was removed from her position as the RCMP's commanding officer of F Division, was honoured Tuesday in La Ronge as First Nations chiefs call for her reinsta...
Jul 08, 2025
When two Rebeccas become one, it’s an Amazing Race
Are there two Rebeccas or have they become one? When it comes to their advantage in competing in The Amazing Race, Rebecca Merasty and Rebecca Watt say they are almost one person. Merasty, who is from...
Jul 07, 2025
'We definitely were not shocked': Sask Chief responds to initial findings of FSIN audit that flags over $20 million
The Chief of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation says he and others within the Saskatoon Tribal Council were definitely not shocked by the initial findings of an audit into the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nati...
Jul 04, 2025
Feds announce $105 million high-speed internet investment in Sask.
The federal government has announced a $105 million investment into high-speed internet in Saskatchewan. During a press conference Friday in Prince Albert, Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP and Se...
Jul 04, 2025
Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water - despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it...
Jul 04, 2025
Porcupine Plain group home residents pitch in to help wildfire evacuees
The Director of Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management said she was moved to tears after hearing group home residents from Porcupine Plain wanted to help the wildfire evacuees.Michelle Vandevo...
Jul 03, 2025
Athabasca Denesųłiné approves North of 60 Agreement
The Athabasca Denesuin Agreement and Athabasca Dene Legacy Agreement are one step closer to reality. Members of Black Lake First Nation, Fond du Lac First Nation, and Hatchet Lake Denesuin First Natio...
Jul 02, 2025
On pointe: from hoop dancing to ballet, one teen girl does it all
From her roots in a small community in Saskatchewan to living in Manitoba, one 17-year-old girl has danced her way to a peak performance in the Nutcracker in Arizona. Niyana Harris, 17, is a member of...
Jun 28, 2025
Cadmus Delorme named University of Regina Chancellor
In a groundbreaking appointment by the University of Regina, Cadmus Delorme has become the school's first Chancellor of First Nations heritage.Delorme's historic new role with the University of Regina...
Jun 27, 2025