Tag Archives: First Nations
Northern agencies and doctors call for expansion to mandatory mask protocol
The health authority responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities believes the province's current mandatory masking protocol leaves too many people vulnerable.As it currently sta...
Nov 16, 2020
Canoe Lake protesters demand hundreds of members be added to voters list
Hundreds of Canoe Lake Cree Nation band members can't vote for their council and a protest was held this week to demand answers from leadership as to why. "There's a lot of members who are supposed to...
Nov 13, 2020
Project receives federal funding to research violence and bullying in Indigenous communities
A $400,000 federal grant issued to a University of Regina researcher will facilitate a project focused on Indigenous youth and the topic of violence and bullying. The initiative is called the Northern...
Nov 13, 2020
New Dakota language program gaining momentum in Wahpeton
A new program at Wahpeton Dakota Nation is bringing community members of all ages together to revitalize and retain the Dakota language. Since September, it's seen around 15 people gather each Saturda...
Nov 01, 2020
Construction project unearths historic burial site near Prince Albert
A culturally significant burial site was discovered this fall on a construction site in the Prince Albert area.The site - the location of which has not been publicly identified - contains the remains ...
Oct 30, 2020
PAGC encourages Ottawa to settle Nova Scotia fishery dispute
The plight of Mi'kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia has hit close to home for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and so now executive council is joining the chorus of voices denouncing the violence and calli...
Oct 27, 2020
Former Sask. First Nation Chief, convicted of fraud, receives prison sentence and ordered to pay back $120,000
Eight months after being found guilty of fraud, theft over $5,000 and breach of trust, Napoleon Mercredi was escorted from Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench Friday in a pair of handcuffs. The 64-ye...
Oct 23, 2020
'The most important challenge we have is at the individual level': COVID cases spike in NITHA communities
The decision to impose travel restrictions or place a community on lockdown is at the discretion of the community's leadership, according to the medical health officer for the Norther Inter-Tribal Hea...
Oct 21, 2020
Sentencing delayed for former Fond Du Lac band Chief
The sentencing of a former Saskatchewan first nations chief, convicted of fraud and breach of trust, has been delayed another two weeks and it appears the current band council is prepared to pay at le...
Oct 09, 2020
PBCN, LLRIB communities lockdown as coronavirus reappears in region
All Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) communities have been locked down after coronavirus cases appeared in three this week.The lockdowns were in place as of Oct. 8 at 7 a.m. and will continue until...
Oct 08, 2020
