Tag Archives: First Nations
Sask. RCMP's Commanding Officer accepts job offer in B.C.
After nearly two years in Saskatchewan, the province's top RCMP officer is moving on.Commanding Officer Mark Fisher accepted a job as deputy chief of the Oak Bay Police Service in B.C. where he previo...
Aug 06, 2020
#YouMatter Awareness walk to take place at Flying Dust First Nation
Flying Dust First Nation will be hosting a suicide awareness walk in partnership with the City of Meadow Lake, RCMP, Northern Inter Tribal Health Agency (NITHA) and Roots of Hope in Meadow Lake. Tara ...
Jul 31, 2020
Cigar Lake mine set for September resumption
Uranium miner Cameco plans to restart its operation at Cigar Lake in Northern Saskatchewan at the beginning of September, meaning a return to full pay for 170 employees who were sent home because of C...
Jul 29, 2020
Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head and Lean Man First Nation purchases Oblate property
This is a proud moment for Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, and Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM).They officially purchased the St. Mary's Oblate Residence and the Oblate-owned property, located near the r...
Jul 29, 2020
Wollaston Lake woman to receive prestigious award from University of Regina
A former teacher, educator director and Chief for Hatchet Lake First Nation, will receive one of the University of Regina's highest honours.Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth was named the 2020 recipient of the ...
Jul 28, 2020
Northern communities selected for Dene linguistic research project
A four-year project examining the Dene language in two northern Saskatchewan communities will hopefully begin next month.That's according to University of Saskatchewan Professor of Linguistics Olga Lo...
Jul 27, 2020
First Nation producer hopes to see more sunshine to improve crop performance
Similar to many other communities, Red Pheasant Cree Nation hopes to see more dry weather ahead so crops can recover from a long period of heavy rains and wind storms in the Battlefords and surroundin...
Jul 26, 2020
'We have tried everything': Southend family searches for closure
Thirty-eight years have passed since Leonard Bear's old brother Simeon went to work at Lawrence Bay and was never seen or heard from again.Simeon Ernest Bear, would have been 62 years old this year. A...
Jul 22, 2020
New agreement provides Métis citizens free pass to national parks and historic sites
A freshly signed agreement between Parks Canada and the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-S), will help encourage MN-S citizens to national park and historic sites in Saskatchewan.Effective immediately,...
Jul 19, 2020
'She was a free spirited and very loving girl': Debden crash victim laid to rest
A funeral was held Monday afternoon on the Big River First Nation for a teenage girl struck last week by a car in the village of Debden.In the early morning hours of July 7, 15-year-old Kaylan Keegan ...
Jul 13, 2020
