Tag Archives: First Nations
James Smith Chief calls on governments for help, meetings following wildfire
The Chief of James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is calling on the provincial and federal governments following a devastating wildfire that destroyed four homes on the reserve this past weekend. In a post ...
May 07, 2025
Prince Albert honours National Red Dress Day
National Red Dress day is one of awareness and remembrance of missing or murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people. Today is an opportunity for families who have lost loved ones to shar...
May 05, 2025
Evacuations ordered as four homes burn in uncontained wildfire on James Smith Cree Nation
Four homes have been destroyed, and around a dozen others were evacuated as an out-of-control wildfire tore through James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN), displacing roughly 30 people.The blaze, named 25PA-J...
May 04, 2025
Mental health overarching theme in Sask. child advocate’s 2024 report
A lack of access to mental health and addiction services is top of mind for the Saskatchewan advocate for children and youth.In her annual report, Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth Lisa B...
May 03, 2025
Experts weigh in on upcoming MN-S election
This spring, as many as 30,000 eligible Mtis voters will head to the polls for the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) general election, taking place on May 24.Citizens will vote on President, Vice-Presid...
May 02, 2025
'We agreed to share, not surrender': FSIN weighs in on separatism talk
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is warning Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that provinces have no legal right to surrender from Canada as they have never agreed to surrender their lands,...
May 02, 2025
MLTC, Mistawasis First Nation awarded pair of energy projects in South-Central Sask
SaskPower announced on Thursday that the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Mistawasis Nhiyawak First Nation were awarded two new energy projects in the southern part of the province. The announcem...
May 01, 2025
Métis Nation–Saskatchewan takes legal action over historic northwest land claim
Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) says it is moving forward with a long-standing land claim involving a large section of the province's northwest, marking what it calls a historical milestone for the Mt...
May 01, 2025
Northern leaders react to Belanger's federal win
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the federal election results on Monday were good for Northern Saskatchewan. "I think it will probably make a huge difference to have ...
Apr 30, 2025
La Ronge girls Rock at Camp
An arts camp for girls that was started in Stanley Mission is expanding its footprint to La Ronge. Between 15 and 20 girls in Grades 5 to 12 from La Ronge are spending the week 'rocking out' and devel...
Apr 24, 2025
