by MBC News | May 4, 2017
Julius Park leads discussion on language preservation. Photo by Dean Bear. Maintaining language and culture in Dene communities was the main theme at a Dene language meeting in Prince Albert on Thursday. Many of the participants are from communities like La Loche,...
by MBC News | May 4, 2017
Attendees listen to a presentation on rural and remote housing at the SEDA conference. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski At the Creating Intersections for Growth conference, even presentations that aren’t focused on First Nations people or northerners are providing lessons...
by MBC News | May 4, 2017
Photo courtesy of policecanada.ca The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is closely monitoring a case that got underway in Swift Current court this morning. It involves a treaty hunter, who was found not guilty of illegal hunting by a provincial court judge....
by MBC News | May 4, 2017
Map showing the territory ceded under Treaty No. 8, and the Indian tribes therein. Department of Indian Affairs, 1900. A Fond du Lac advisor confirms the band has received a federal offer related to a Treaty 8 claim, and says the band is preparing a referendum...
by MBC News | May 3, 2017
Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation logo. (Facebook) A broken sewer pump has meant residents of Fond du Lac will be without water for an undetermined amount of time. Residents were notified this afternoon that the main water system would be shut down until the problem...
by MBC News | May 3, 2017
Photo courtesy University of Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture says current meetings on the future of the provincial pasture program will not affect First Nations in their treaty land entitlement (TLE) or specific claim purchases. In March, the...
by MBC News | May 3, 2017
A sign outside La Loche. Photo courtesy wikimedia commons. The Dene language will be the centre of a special meeting held in Prince Albert on Thursday. The Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre has contracted Julius Park, a La Ronge resident who grew up in La Loche, to...
by MBC News | May 3, 2017
Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Patients and visitors at the Allan Blair Cancer Centre may find inspiration in artwork, thanks to the efforts of Grade 11 and 12 students from the Ochapowace First Nation. With the guidance of artist and Elder Michael...
by MBC News | May 3, 2017
John Lagimodiere, Publisher of Eagle Feather News. Photo courtesy of eaglefeathernews.com The publisher of Eagle Feather News has seen it all. Years of political infighting, overturned election results, the loss of federal funding and an ongoing power struggle between...
by MBC News | May 3, 2017
Highway 26 near Loon Lake. Photo courtesy of the CAA. Highway 155 to La Loche has been named the worst road in the province in the CAA’s annual Worst Road Campaign. Nearly 6,500 votes were cast during the four week contest that lists the 10 worst roads in the...
