Dene Language Part of Worldwide Study

by | Apr 13, 2015

For the next two months parents from the Clearwater River Dene Nation will have international language experts studying their teaching methods. The northern Saskatchewan community will be part of a worldwide study about how small children learn to speak their first...

The First Nation Economic Engine Hums Along in Saskatoon

by | Apr 13, 2015

Since 1988 urban reserves have made significant economic and social contributions to the City of Saskatoon. The city recently created community profiles that contain a wide range of information about the 11 First Nation communities that own land in Saskatoon. Director...

FNU Student Heads To Miss Indian World

by | Apr 13, 2015

A student from the First Nations University in Regina will be heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico next week to be a contestant in the Miss Indian World Pageant. Amelia Badger is a fourth-year Education student and is one of eight women from Canada who will be part of...

First Nations Election Act Comes Into Force

by | Apr 10, 2015

The First Nations Election Act is now law. It means any First Nation in Canada can now opt into a new electoral system. The main benefit is that elections are held every four years instead of every two years as they are now under the Indian Act. There will also be a...

MLA Opens Constituency Office in Saskatchewan’s Far North

by | Apr 10, 2015

A northern Saskatchewan MLA has established an office on a First Nation in the province’s far north — and he hopes to open more in the region. The Black Lake First Nation band office is the site of Athabasca New Democrat Buckley Belanger’s new...

Slight Increase in Wild Rice Producers Buying Crop Insurance

by | Apr 10, 2015

Wild rice harvesters in the province’s north continue to sign up for crop insurance despite a decline in interest in recent years. Collen Rooney, with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance, says they have seen a consistent number of harvesters registering for the...