Tag Archives: First Nations
MN-S election candidate hopes to amplify voices of Metis youth
The presidential election for the Metis Youth Council of Saskatchewan is just days away and one of the three candidates wants to ACT on her promises.Autumn LaRose-Smith is a proud queer, Metis, woman ...
Oct 27, 2021
Tsannie re-elected as PAGC Athabasca Vice Chief
Joseph (Smy) Tsannie has been re-elected to a third term as Vice Chief for the Athabasca Region.The election was held during this week's Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) annual assembly. Tsannie rec...
Oct 26, 2021
Beardy's Okemasis receives green light for new Cree language program
A new Cree language program will launch next week at Beardy's Okemasis Cree Nation, thanks to recent grant approval from the federal government.A total of $140,000 is being put towards weekly sessions...
Oct 26, 2021
P.A. council looking to continuing regional economic approach with neighbouring communities
The City of Prince Albert is one step closer to continuing its plans in creating a regional approach for economic development.Their council met for an executive committee meeting on Monday where they ...
Oct 26, 2021
Moosomin First Nation welcomes new mobile meat processing unit
THE BATTLEFORDS, Sask. – A Battlefords area First Nation now has increased access to fresh wild game and meats by providing a new mobile meat processing unit for the community to use. Moosomin F...
Oct 20, 2021
Red Earth & Shoal Lake evacuees heading home after wildfire smoke forced them away
Hundreds of individuals from Shoal Lake Cree Nation and Red Earth Cree Nation are going home after multiple wildfires forced them to evacuate.Poor visibility and increased risk of health issues from s...
Oct 19, 2021
Sask First Nation Chief looking to create national Indigenous wildfire plan, receiving support from province
meadowlakeAn Indigenous wildfire plan is reportedly in the works thanks to a Saskatchewan First Nation Chief.Marcel Head, Chief of the Shoal Lake Cree Nation, spoke to reporters last week when he expr...
Oct 19, 2021
Local entrepreneur running for president of the Saskatchewan Metis-Nation Youth Council
Members of the Metis-Nation of Saskatchewan will be able to vote for a new youth council president on Nov. 5. Local Metis entrepreneur, 27-year-old Cody Demerais will be running for the first time."As...
Oct 18, 2021
FSIN says allegations are false, elections to continue
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it will go ahead with the organization's elections despite calls from within to postpone it.A number of candidate hopefuls claimed they were ...
Oct 13, 2021
Northern Saskatchewan First Nations trying different tactics to raise COVID-19 vaccine rates
First Nations across northern Saskatchewan are trying different tactics to try and get their members vaccinated against COVID-19.As of Oct. 4, 34 per cent of eligible individuals in First Nations amon...
Oct 08, 2021
