First Nations

First ever Sask. Music Award for northern artist Nige B

Nigel Bell, known professionally as Nige B, has received his first ever Saskatchewan Music Award. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band member was announced as Instrumental Artist of the Year at the Saskatchew...

Dec 12, 2022

‘They were legends’: Former Sandy Bay Fire Chiefs remembered for enduring service

The community of Sandy Bay is in mourning after two former Fire Chiefs suddenly passed away this week.On Monday, news broke that Gary Morin Jr., who served as fire chief for 10 years passed away sudde...

Dec 10, 2022

Bill C-21 infringes on Indigenous hunters’ treaty rights, says FSIN

The federal government's proposed new gun legislation violates treaty rights, according to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).The federal government says Bill C-21 is aimed at reduc...

Dec 08, 2022

MLCN celebrates re-opening of detox centre

Nearly two years after being forced to close due to COVID, the eight-bed detox centre at Montreal Lake Cree Nation is back open.The grand reopening was marked Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ba...

Nov 29, 2022

Trudeau pays respects to stabbing victims at James Smith Cree Nation

Nearly three months after a mass stabbing gripped the community of James Smith Cree Nation and Canada as a whole, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to pay his respects.Among his first stops Monda...

Nov 28, 2022

Prime Minister in Saskatchewan to visit James Smith Cree Nation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Saskatchewan.Trudeau arrived at the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) Monday morning to pay his respects to the victims of the stabbing rampage in September th...

Nov 28, 2022

Young receives $5,000 microgrant for local lawn care business

Betty's Budget Lawn Care owner Kelli Young, 19, is the recipient of a $5,000 Pawcikwikamik Indigenous Innovation Accelerator microgrant from Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT).Young,...

Nov 25, 2022

Nearly three months later, money for JSCN families still with GoFundMe

Nearly three months have passed since a mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan claimed the lives of 11 people. And with the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support the families at James Smit...

Nov 24, 2022

LLRIB members eligible for $300 COVID assistance cheque

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band announced Thursday all members 18 and older are eligible to receive a $300 COVID assistance cheque. The notice states the $300 cheques will begin to be distributed Dec. 1....

Nov 24, 2022

Indigenous Veterans Day: The Dakota people and the War of 1812

Nov. 8 is Indigenous Veterans day and it's safe to say Canada would look a lot different today if it wasn't for these heroes. Around 10,000 Indigenous warriors helped Britain fend off the Americans du...

Nov 08, 2022