Tag Archives: First Nations
‘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
Northern community faces backlash over planned dog cull
Pending the hiring of a person to carry out the work, the northern community of Pelican Narrows is strongly looking at the possibility of conducting a dog cull over the Easter long weekend.According t...
Apr 12, 2022
'She loved her children more than anything in this world': online fundraiser created to assist victim's young boys
As the one month anniversary approaches, since a woman's remains were found in Prince Albert, support is pouring in for two young boys who have been left without their mother.A gofundme has to date ra...
Apr 11, 2022
Apology from Pope draws mixed local reaction
Hours after an apology from Pope Francis to former residential school students, and a promise to come to Canada to deliver a similar message, his words are still sinking in for at least two concerned ...
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
LLRIB looking to adopt proposed Election Act amendments, community meetings scheduled
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has eight community meetings scheduled next week about proposed amendments to the Election Act. According to an announcement published Thursday, an election tribun...
Mar 31, 2022
Métis Nation and Sturgeon Lake join Prince Albert alliance
The Prince Albert regional economic alliance grew today with the signatures of the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan and the Sturgeon Lake First Nation on a new three-year agreement.Representatives from bot...
Mar 31, 2022
First Nations leaders honour RCMP officers from Spiritwood
In what was heralded as a once in a lifetime occasion, members of the RCMP were honoured by a Saskatchewan First Nation.Members of Witchekan Lake First Nation were joined by representatives from Treat...
Mar 29, 2022
Twenty-two-year-old dead after reports of shooting at Beardy’s and Okemasis’
A 22-year-old man found on a road in Beardy's and Okemasis' yesterday is dead, RCMP said. The man, whose identity was not released, was found after Rosthern RCMP received a report of a shooting in the...
Mar 28, 2022
'Truth, justice and healing:' Métis and Inuit delegates meet with Pope Francis
The president of the Mtis National Council says she feels Pope Francis has committed to a journey of justice after a meeting with the head of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican."He repeated 'tru...
Mar 28, 2022
