Tag Archives: First Nations
Pope Francis leads reconciliation mass at Quebec City-area pilgrimage site
Pope Francis is hosting a reconciliation-themed mass in Quebec before a congregation made up largely of residential school survivors and other Indigenous people, a day after expressing shame and sorro...
Jul 28, 2022
24-year-old man struck and killed by vehicle near Pelican Lake First Nation
The circumstances surrounding a tragic incident Monday night in northern Saskatchewan remains under investigation.A 24-year-old man who had been walking along the highway north of Pelican Lake First N...
Jul 27, 2022
‘Carrying the torch’: La Ronge man translating Pope Francis’ words to Dene
Pope Francis I continues his visit through Canada, speaking to crowds of thousands in his native language of Spanish.While there are many people translating his words into English, there are plenty mo...
Jul 26, 2022
Day 2 of Pope visit to include stops at a former residential school, Edmonton church
Pope Francis is expected to speak publicly for the first time during his Canadian visit at a meeting Monday morning with First Nations, Inuit and Mtis peoples in a community south of Edmonton. The day...
Jul 25, 2022
Weekend celebration at Batoche 50 years in the making
Around 10,000 people are expected to make their way to Batoche this weekend as the Mtis people celebrate culture, family and friends and remember history. The head of the Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan, G...
Jul 23, 2022
Batoche now belongs to the Mètis
Almost 140 years after Louis Riel and the Mtis people were defeated at Batoche, the federal government has transferred the land to the descendants of those who fought and remained buried in the soil t...
Jul 22, 2022
Farm family identifies Indigenous historical cultural sites on property
KERROBERT, Sask. - A farm family near Kerrobert is looking forward to holding a tour of their property after identifying a number of Indigenous historical cultural sites, including Chief Poundmaker...
Jul 20, 2022
FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford
A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...
Jul 19, 2022
Rivier Academy back on the market
The potential sale of the Rivier Academy to the Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) has fallen through, and the building is back on the market. Listed for $2.9 million, the location includes over five a...
Jul 15, 2022
‘I pray for you every night’: Mother of murdered man continues to push for justice four years later
Four years after he was murdered, the family of Jordan Ballantyne once again marched in Prince Albert calling for justice in his unsolved case.On July 13, 2018, police and paramedics were called to a ...
Jul 14, 2022
