First Nations

Miller named finalist in $25,000 Indigenous business competition

Sparked Apparel owner, Wyatt Miller, is a 2022 Pow Wow Pitch semi-finalist, earning him a chance to win a $25,000 top prize. Miller submitted his pitch back in June and he just recently learned his wa...

Aug 22, 2022

'This is who we are': Air Ronge council raises flags near village office

A flag raising ceremony capped off the Northern Village of Air Ronge's annual community barbecue on Wednesday. Flags representing Canada, Saskatchewan, Treaty Six Territory, the Mtis Nation, and recon...

Aug 18, 2022

Awareness for Indigenous languages growing amidst new census data

While new census data may be showing a decline in the number of Indigenous language speakers, one college instructor sees hope for the future.According to the census information recently released on l...

Aug 18, 2022

LLRIB awarding $150,000 in education scholarships

Lac La Ronge Indian Band is now accepting application as they prepares to distribute $150,000 worth of scholarship for the upcoming school year. In all, there will be 50 scholarships of $2,500 and ano...

Aug 17, 2022

Report: Saskatchewan on pace for around 450 opioid-related deaths in 2022

Saskatchewan is on pace to set a new record of opioid-related deaths for a calendar year.According to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service drug toxicity deaths report, there have been 74 confirmed fatal ...

Aug 17, 2022

Stanley Mission wellness walkers complete sixth annual awareness trek

Stanley Mission resident, Sally Ratt, says the emotions she felt during a suicide awareness walk from Prince Albert to Stanley Mission were unexplainable. Ratt began participating in the walk in 2017,...

Aug 15, 2022

Government announces settlement on unpaid treaty salaries at Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation

A First Nation in north-central Saskatchewan was the site of a visit from Canada's Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations.On Monday, Minister Marc Miller joined Chief Edwin Ananas of Beardy's & O...

Aug 08, 2022

Government reaches settlement agreement with Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

The federal government has reached a settlement with a Saskatchewan First Nation that dates back over 100 years.Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations, Marc Miller, met with the leadership of Muskeg ...

Aug 04, 2022

Suicide rate in northern girls 26 times higher, a part of psychiatric crisis

Indigenous girls in northern Saskatchewan take their own lives at 26 times the rate of their southern counterparts and they have been relying on services in Prince Albert, said Carla Beck of the NDP. ...

Aug 04, 2022

Online voting could be available to LLRIB members for upcoming band election

Electronic voting could be available for all eligible band members during the next Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) election in March 2023. That's one of several new Election Act changes that band mem...

Aug 03, 2022