Tag Archives: First Nations
'Step by step' : Educators see progress in Truth and Reconciliation education
A little girl pointed up at the wall of her school gym and said, "Look, there's a Mtis flag up there." To anyone else hearing that, it may have just been a comment in passing, but for Sherron Burns, i...
Sep 27, 2024
Rebecca Strong, awareness walk to highlight National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in La Ronge
An awareness walk and musical event featuring Rebecca Strong will be held Monday in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day will begin with an awareness walk starting at 11 a....
Sep 27, 2024
Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation's language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children.Nolan launched a series of online videos las...
Sep 27, 2024
SHA reaffirms commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
The colour orange filled gallery room 'A' at TCU Place in Saskatoon as the Saskatchewan Health Authority reaffirmed its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.New documents were signed that included p...
Sep 26, 2024
Many local events planned to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The northeast is getting ready to get together for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Monday. Several communities are holding events to mark the day, including Tisdale. A communit...
Sep 26, 2024
Pêmiska Tourism receives provincial hospitality award
A reconciliation destination south of Prince Albert has received a Hospitality Saskatchewan Award of Excellence. Pmiska Tourism has been named Indigenous Tourism Experience of the Year. "We're so hono...
Sep 26, 2024
Friendship Center plans to turn old West Flat school into youth hub
An old brick school building in Prince Albert's West Flat area has been spared the wrecking ball. Part of the building at 717A MacArthur Drive has been bought by the Indian Mtis Friendship Centre, whi...
Sep 25, 2024
NDTR flag raising: embracing the future and honouring the past
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the subject matter of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419.The Battlefords Agency Tribal Council (BAT...
Sep 23, 2024
Saulteaux Powwow celebrates heritage and healing through dance
Generations of Indigenous community members gathered at the 2024 Saulteaux Powwow on Saturday to celebrate their heritage and to find healing through dancing to the beat of the traditional Thunder Dru...
Sep 23, 2024
PBCN to search for unmarked graves at Sturgeon Landing former residential school site
Like others residential schools, the one at Sturgeon Landing saw outbreaks of illness during its operation between 1926 and 1952. The names of 43 students are listed on the National Centre for Truth a...
Sep 23, 2024
