First Nations

PAGC leaders hunt and donate moose meat to foodbank

Knowing the issues their people are facing with rising prices and food insecurity, six of the leaders of the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) headed out on the land last week and harvested three moo...

Jan 24, 2025

Bell nominated for three Sask. Music Awards

La Ronge's Nigel Bell, who performs under the name Nige B, is up for three Saskatchewan Music Awards. Nominees for the event, which will take place at the Regina Performing Arts Centre in Regina on Ma...

Jan 21, 2025

Heavy snowfall expected in the Northern Sask.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.That's the advice from Environment Canada which is forecasting heavy snowfall amounts for the La Ronge area on Thursday. A warning was ...

Jan 15, 2025

LLRIB musician selected to have work sent to the moon

Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Nigel Bell will be one of many musicians who will have their work sent to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis Program. The Artemis Program has a goal to land humans on t...

Jan 14, 2025

Former Sask. resident living in Los Angeles assisting wildfire evacuees

A former resident of La Ronge is using his experience of deal with wildfires in Northern Saskatchewan to assist Native Americans fleeing the fires raging in the greater Los Angeles area. Sparked by dr...

Jan 09, 2025

Full cows and plows payments expected by Friday

The remainder of the $601.5 million settlement from the federal government to the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) should be distributed by the end of the week."This is a significant milestone for our...

Jan 06, 2025

‘Sisterhood’: Ribbon skirt library provides community for Indigenous women in Sask.

When a handful of Indigenous youth came up to Claire Tuckanow to compliment her ribbon skirt and shared wishes of wanting their own, a spark was started.Tuckanow, a Mtis-Cree woman from the Okanese Fi...

Jan 04, 2025

Outgoing Lt. Gov. Mirasty looks to the future while reflecting on the past

Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty fondly recalls a time when he was visiting a school and met the principal and a student, who were both visibly nervous. "The statement was made 'We weren't even sure that we coul...

Jan 03, 2025

LLRIB mourning loss of respected Elder

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is mourning the loss of Elder Elizabeth "Sally" Roberts. A media release issued Friday states Roberts was a respected leader who dedicated her life to the service ...

Jan 03, 2025

'We're here to help': Memorial sled dog race raises mental health awareness

The Meadow Lake Sled Dog Club will host a memorial race for mental health on Jan. 4 and 5 at Makwa Sahgaihecan First Nation in honour of Jocelyn Weeseekase who took her own life in 2021."All of a sudd...

Jan 02, 2025