First Nations

‘Preparation is really ramping up,’ organizer says as 2026 Sask. Winter Games enter final stretch

With about 1,600 athletes expected to arrive in just over a month, the communities of Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation are entering the final stretch of preparations for the 2026 Saskatchewan ...

Jan 06, 2026

Police continue presence on Big Island Lake Cree Nation, work to identify and arrest suspects

The police investigation into a shooting and subsequent dangerous persons alert on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation continues.While investigators search for suspects, they're also working to determine ...

Jan 06, 2026

Wildfires, agricultural settlement payments mark highlights for LLRIB in 2025

The distribution of agricultural settlement payments, as well as evacuations from wildfires in the spring, marked the biggest moments for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) in 2025. In 2024, the LLR...

Dec 27, 2025

LLRIB chief announces intention to not seek re-election

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson won't seek re-election at the end of her term in 2026. "I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the LLRIB membership for the opportunity t...

Dec 23, 2025

Rise Air receives Canada’s first ATR 72-600 aircraft

A Saskatchewan airline made Canadian aviation history this week by taking delivery of a passenger aircraft that had never before operated in the country - a move that could reshape how workers travel ...

Dec 22, 2025

$713.8M settlement ends James Smith Cree Nation land claim fight, but division talks remain

A decades long battle with the federal government for a settlement over a series of complex land claims is finally over for James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) #370, but conflict remains as the three First...

Dec 19, 2025

Virtual technology expected to lower preventable mortality rates in Northern Sask.

Northern residents have twice the preventable mortality rates than their southern counterparts when it comes to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, but medical professionals believe that gap...

Dec 18, 2025

'If I can do this, so can you': Officer encouraging Indigenous people to join RCMP

RCMP Const. Wanda McKenzie has a policing career spanning more than two decades and she now prides herself with increasing the number of Indigenous officers in the force. McKenzie, who is a member of ...

Dec 17, 2025

Development permit to be issued to LLRIB for temporary shelter service

The Town of La Ronge will issue a development permit to the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) to establish a temporary shelter service at the former Kitsaki Meats building. The decision to do so was ma...

Dec 09, 2025

'The doors are opening': Sask. First Nation chief sees hopeful shift in Ottawa

Having witnessed sacred belongings return to their homelands and taken part in national conversations in Ottawa, a Saskatchewan First Nation chief says he senses the federal government opening its doo...

Dec 09, 2025