Tag Archives: First Nations
Montreal Lake Cree Nation man remembered as humble and hard-working
A man found deceased in Prince Albert over the weekend is being remembered as a humble, hard-working person.On Sunday morning, police were called to an area behind a business in the Cornerstone shoppi...
Nov 09, 2022
Indigenous Veterans Day: The Dakota people and the War of 1812
Nov. 8 is Indigenous Veterans day and it's safe to say Canada would look a lot different today if it wasn't for these heroes. Around 10,000 Indigenous warriors helped Britain fend off the Americans du...
Nov 08, 2022
'We are in a pandemic in our communities': First Nations leaders call for aid
First Nations leaders in Northern Saskatchewan are sounding the alarm, and asking the federal and provincial levels of government for immediate assistance to address concerns related to drugs, gangs a...
Nov 04, 2022
Coroner's inquest results in eight recommendations to prevent inmate deaths at Sask Pen.
Additional mental health supports at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, a review of policies related to prescription medications to mitigate diversions, and overall facility upgrades were among the final eigh...
Nov 04, 2022
Sask. Pen Warden testifies at Coroner's Inquest
CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains graphic depictions of self-harm and suicide.According to the current warden at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, administration is always looking at ways to impr...
Nov 03, 2022
Hundreds attend empowering speech on Truth and Reconciliation in P.A.
It is a message of truth, hope, and reconciliation, and hundreds in Prince Albert came to hear that message on Wednesday night.Cadmus Delorme, the Chief of Cowessess First Nation, came to the EA Rawli...
Nov 03, 2022
Inmate abused prescribed medication, says witness at inquest
CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains graphic depictions of self-harm and suicide.Why an inmate with a storied history of self-harm was transferred back to Saskatchewan Penitentiary, and not t...
Nov 02, 2022
Not guilty pleas entered in Senator Bird arson case
The woman accused of setting the fire that destroyed the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre in Prince Albert, has pleaded not guilty to her charges.Gina Pearl Beatty, 24, appeared by video when her ma...
Nov 01, 2022
Results of First Nation suicide study show need for improvement, offer hope for change
Chief Margaret Bear of the Ochapowace First Nation remembers sitting in the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' previous building three years ago, filled with emotion and sharing much of the p...
Nov 01, 2022
MGBHLM First Nation cattle company making progress
A First Nation cattle company in the Battlefords area is enjoying success, after starting for the first time last year. Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) Economic Developme...
Oct 28, 2022
