First Nations

Indigenous communities leading Canada's clean energy boom

On a wintry day last November, Daphne Kay looked up at an expanse of gleaming solar panels located on Cowessess First Nation reserve land just east of Regina and cried.It was the mix of past and prese...

Mar 19, 2023

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon champions Indigenous diplomacy, seeks new ties abroad

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is using her role to help build ties between Indigenous people across the globe - an effort experts say is leveraging a colonial institution to advance reconciliation abr...

Mar 18, 2023

More high-speed internet funding announced for northern communities

More high-speed internet is coming to rural and remote communities thanks to a big investment by the federal government.On Friday morning, Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings was at...

Mar 17, 2023

Metis Nation - Sask. to establish its own Energuide service thanks to federal investment

The federal government is making an investment to the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-S) to establish itself as a licensed EnerGuide service.Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson made the a...

Mar 15, 2023

Three running for LLRIB chief, nominees acclaimed in Hall Lake and Sucker River

Three candidates are running for chief in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) election on March 30. The official list of qualified candidates was approved on Monday following nomination meetings last...

Mar 13, 2023

Nomination meeting being held for LLRIB general election

The nomination meeting for the upcoming Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) election March 30 is being held Thursday afternoon. The nomination meeting is for anyone interested in running for council and ...

Mar 09, 2023

Sturgeon Lake girl acts in new Treehouse TV series

Twelve-year-old Meadow Kingfisher, a member of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation, has always loved to perform dance and has turned her love of the arts into a burgeoning career. Meadow is the voice behin...

Mar 07, 2023

LLRIB provides update on agricultural benefits claim

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has provided an update on its agricultural benefits claim also known as cows and plows. According to an announcement on Monday, the Agricultural Benefits Committee...

Mar 06, 2023

Lac La Ronge Winter Festival awards King and Queen Trapper titles

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Coun. Gerald McKenzie of Grandmother's Bay and Clarissa Burns of Prince Albert are this year's Lac La Ronge Winter Festival King and Queen Trappers. The King and Queen Trapper...

Mar 05, 2023

Métis community leaders recognized for their service

Perry Vermette, Owner of Vermette Wood Products, jokes when he was first received notice he was receiving a Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal, his first instinct as someone who shys away from public atte...

Feb 28, 2023