Tag Archives: First Nations
FSIN calls for ban of Williams and Ree at Country Thunder
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling on Craven Country Thunder to banish comic duo Williams and Ree.The duo has MCed events for over 20 years at the festival.This comes aft...
Jul 16, 2019 Comedy due Terry Ree and Bruce Williams. (Williams and Ree Twitter page)
Pelican Narrows going the distance to support family and friends struggling with depression
A group of youth from Pelican Narrows have embarked on a long trip to raise awareness about mental health and suicides.The group is travelling by bike to Lac Ste. Anne and hope to arrive by Sunday. Ja...
Jul 15, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Sask. researchers to study health benefits of Métis jigging
The fitness potential of traditional Mtis jigging is the subject of a new research project at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).Heather Foulds, assistant professor in the College of Kinesiology, ...
Jul 15, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Métis youth heading to Kenya for program says learning has no borders
For Gavin Blondeau, learning doesn't end in the classroom, it's a way of life. That's why the Mtis youth is over the moon to be one of two youth from Saskatchewan selected in an international internsh...
Jul 14, 2019 Métis youth Gavin Blondeau, the son of one of the current Chapel Gallery show artists, has been selected for an internship program that will take him to Kenya. (Submitted photo/Gavin Blondeau)
Wollaston Lake Fishery shuts down operations, owners blame lack of all weather road
The closure of Wollaston Lake Fishery's operations in Prince Albert and Wollaston Lake this week, has direct ties to a broken promise by the federal and provincial governments to build an all weather ...
Jul 12, 2019 Northern Wild Fishery shut down all their operations on Wednesday. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Federal court rules in favour of PBCN election tribunal; byelection back on
A byelection will be going ahead for Peter Ballatyne Cree Nation (PBCN), and the elected urban councillor must step down, following the outcome of a recent court decision.Warren McCallum's application...
Jul 10, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Premiers, Indigenous leaders cover youth, economy at Big River FN
The first day of historic Canadian premiers meetings, officially known as the Council of the Federation (CoF), wrapped up on the Big River First Nation Tuesday.For the first time, the Premiers met wit...
Jul 10, 2019 The premiers and Indigenous leaders met on the Big River First Nation on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Unlicensed pot stores on Sask. First Nations ‘unfair’: province
As a second unlicensed, First Nation-owned cannabis store opens up in the province, the provincial government is looking to Ottawa to deal with unlicensed pot shops on First Nations.Last week, an unli...
Jul 09, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
"This definitely could have been a lot worse": RCMP on passenger van crash
The RCMP are providing more information about Friday morning's crash involving two passengers vans and 14 people which occured north of Shellbrook. Kent Ashworth, Sgt. in charge of the Ahtahkakoop/ Sh...
Jul 08, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Hoop Dancer vows to unite people on provincial tour
An accomplished grass and hoop dancer from Regina will be touring the province this summer, and the elimination of racism is one of his key messages.Terrance Littletent has been performing for over 30...
Jul 05, 2019 (Facebook/ Terrance Littletent)
