Tag Archives: First Nations
University study seeks Indigenous participants for emergency evacuation research
First Nations and Mtis residents are encouraged to participate in a University of Saskatchewan (U of S) study focused on emergency evacuation. According to Dr. Caroline Tait of the Saskatchewan Indige...
Apr 28, 2022
Indigenous artist remembered for trailblazing path in Canadian country music
Artists and fans of country music are mourning the loss of a significant Indigenous voice.Shane Yellowbird, 42, passed away unexpectedly Monday.Singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda entered the Canadian ...
Apr 27, 2022
"We will not stop until we find Frank": Red Earth Cree Nation Chief on search for missing boy
It's been eight days since a little boy wearing Paw Patrol rubber boots and blue and green dinosaur pajamas went missing on the Red Earth Cree Nation.Since then, overnight temperatures have dipped dow...
Apr 26, 2022
Another update provided as search for missing boy enters day four
More than three days after he was reported missing, the search continues for a five-year-old boy from Red Earth Cree Nation.An update was provided on search efforts Friday afternoon with the Chiefs of...
Apr 22, 2022
Canoe Lake celebrates launch of Oskayak Pasikonatanik Project
Thursday marked a special day for members of Canoe Lake Cree First Nation who gathered for a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of the Oskayak Pasikonatanik Project. The Oskayak Pasikonat...
Apr 21, 2022
Métis Nation looks to re-vamp constitution
A series of public consultations have kicked off as the Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) works to re-vamp its constitution. Changing the document was part of an agreement struck with the federal gove...
Apr 21, 2022
Search on George Gordon First Nation finds 14 ‘possible burials’
The George Gordon First Nation said Wednesday a search near the site of a former residential school has located 14 "possible burials."During a media conference on the First Nation about 120 kilometres...
Apr 20, 2022
‘Explain to us:’ Indigenous family, supporters want answers after baby’s injury
A mom is looking for answers after learning her seven-month-old baby had been put in a cast for a broken right femur.Teelah Soosay's baby, Tobias, has been a patient at Jim Pattison Children's Hospita...
Apr 14, 2022
LLRIB chief surprised by Pope's apology, calls it a strong statement
Lac La Ronge Indian Band chief Tammy Cook-Searson called Friday's apology from Pope Francis to an Indigenous delegation of residential school survivors in Rome a strong statement. "I was surprised to ...
Apr 01, 2022
Pope apologizes for church’s role in residential schools
Tears rolled down the cheeks of residential school survivors at the Vatican after Pope Francis delivered a long-awaited apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in the harm those institutions caus...
Apr 01, 2022