First Nations

Cumberland House Cree Nation sues province over Saskatchewan River delta

The Cumberland House Cree Nation has sued the province of Saskatchewan over the condition of the delta of the Saskatchewan River, which it said is in "a state of ecological crisis because of upstream ...

Jun 11, 2025

New high level certification will allow Ahtahkakoop to leverage better financing

It took around five years, but the Ahtahkakoop First Nation said the benefit of their new Financial Management System certification from the First Nations Financial Management Board will pay off. Now,...

Jun 11, 2025

Firefighter hospitalized in Saskatoon after lung collapses while serving

An experienced firefighter is recovering in a Saskatoon hospital from a collapsed lung and other ailments that arose while on the line of duty in Pelican Narrows. Brady Highway, who has been a firefig...

Jun 10, 2025

First wave of homebound evacuees includes Pelican Narrows and Weyakwin

Young adults and families boarding a charter bus in Prince Albert on Monday appeared happy and anxious to return home after being displaced by wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. Favourable conditions...

Jun 09, 2025

‘I want to be able to contribute back’: Cree language keeper honoured with Sask. Order of Merit

Senapan Thunder didn't set out to win awards - she set out to honour those who came before her and to ensure that nhiyawwin, the Cree language, remains alive for future generations.Now, the longtime e...

Jun 07, 2025

Province continues MMIWG response and raising awareness

On June 3, 2019, the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released. Since then, the province of Saskatchewan has been developing responses to a...

Jun 06, 2025

Chief Moosomin School named Sask.'s sole recipient of 2025 Indigo literacy grant

Chief Moosomin School in Cochin is receiving a $30,000 boost to support literacy. It's the only school in Saskatchewan to be awarded this year's Indigo Love of Reading Foundation (ILOR) grant.The fund...

Jun 04, 2025

RezCross now open on Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation

As wildfires continue to spread, the RezCross Emergency Evacuation Centre has been activated under Operation Red Willow. "Our community has always lent a helping hand when called to do so... and our c...

Jun 02, 2025

Number of Sask. wildfire evacuees likely to increase: Premier Scott Moe

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Premier Scott Moe anticipate the number of wildfire evacuees in the province to rise over the next week."I do fear, with the weather that we are seeing...

May 31, 2025

Mirasty to receive honourary degree from the U of R

Lac La Ronge Indian Band member and former Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirasty has been selected to receive an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Regina. "It was totally unexpect...

May 31, 2025