AFN Chief calls for faster results from TRC

AFN Chief calls for faster results from TRC

AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde   file photo Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde is calling for faster results in regard to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on its calls to action. His comments come on the two-year anniversary of the...
MN-S gets federal funding reinstated

MN-S gets federal funding reinstated

file photo Just days after electing a new Provincial Metis Council, the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan has had its federal funding reinstated. Vice-president Gerald Morin says the core funding for the organization for this year will be around $3.5 million.  He says...
Indigenous students at U of S earn Vanier Scholarships

Indigenous students at U of S earn Vanier Scholarships

  Photo courtesy of U of S Three Indigenous PhD students at the University of Saskatchewan have been awarded 2017 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The Vanier scholarships recognize top-tier PhD students who demonstrate excellence in academia, research impact and...
Charges laid after Monday morning gunfire in Meadow Lake

Charges laid after Monday morning gunfire in Meadow Lake

Weapons, cash and drugs recovered by Meadow Lake RCMP Six people have been charged after reports of gunfire in Meadow Lake early Monday morning. Mounties say 20-year-old Draysen Bigham was arrested and is facing numerous charges, including careless use of a firearm...
U of S Pow Wow to honour graduates

U of S Pow Wow to honour graduates

Photo courtesy University of Saskatchewan The bowl on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan will be alive with Indigenous song and dance, as the annual graduation pow wow takes place today. The event has been an event at the U of S for over thirty years. It has...