First Nations

‘I am walking with my whole heart’: Healing walk addresses grief after deadly day on Highway 4

A Highway to Healing walk this weekend saw people come out to support Saskatchewan families grieving after two fatal crashes within hours of each other on Highway 4 earlier this month.On July 5, a 48-...

Jul 21, 2024

Prince Albert family participates in research project on racialized policing

Investigating experiences of "over-protection" or "unde-protection" by police, a team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have spent the past two days working with a family in Prince Al...

Jul 20, 2024

Back to Batoche Days returns bigger and better

Our Moment to Shine is a fitting theme for this year's Back to Batoche Days, given the hot temperatures expected all weekend.From humble beginnings, the event has noticeably grown in size, and Mtis Na...

Jul 19, 2024

PBCN celebrates Indigenous culture and wellness room at Foran Mining near Hanson Lake

It's a space Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBSN) Chief Peter Beatty describes as a sanctuary for First Nations employees and an educational resource for others. The Indigenous Culture and Wellness Roo...

Teena Monteleone Jul 19, 2024

Back to Batoche Days aims to reinvigorate Métis culture

Michelle LeClair has been steeped in Mtis culture her entire life."We didn't have a TV when we were young, so my dad used to put a curtain up and a light, and he would do little puppet shows behind th...

Jul 18, 2024

Headstone for late LLRIB Chief Isiah Charles erected in Stanley Mission

A new headstone honouring the late Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Isiah Charles was commemorated Tuesday. Charles was the chief of the LLRIB from 1967 to 1969 and he was from Grandmother's Bay...

Jul 16, 2024

Canada’s apologizes for labeling Dakota and Lakota as second-class First Nations

"We are sorry," are three words Dakota and Lakota First Nations have been waiting to hear after being viewed as "second class First Nations" for decades by Canada.On Monday, hundreds of youth, elders,...

Jul 15, 2024

PAGC explores Indigenous-led policing service with data collection, community visits

The project to determine feasibility of a self-administered police service for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) members is underway, with much work to be done to determine policing needs and challen...

Jul 11, 2024

Air Ronge raises Survivors' Flag

The Village of Air Ronge has taken another step in the reconciliation process by raising the Survivors' Flag outside of its main office last week. According to the National Centre of Truth and Reconci...

Jul 10, 2024

Miller named semi-finalist in entrepreneurial competition for third time

Wyatt Miller, a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, is hoping the third time will be the charm in the Powwow Pitch entrepreneurial competition. Once again, he has been named a semi-finalist in the...

Jul 09, 2024