It was all in the cards

It was all in the cards

  Winning tre card lucky hand. Image courtesy depositphotos.com One lucky patron took home the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA)’s Tre’ Card Stud Progressive Jackpot prize of $383,312.60 – the largest ever awarded by a SIGA casino. The jackpot went at Dakota...
FSIN wants more consultation over pasture program

FSIN wants more consultation over pasture program

FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron    file photo The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says that two days of public consultations on the provincial pasture program are not enough for it to be meaningful consultation with First Nations. Chief Bobby Cameron was reacting...
RCMP seek info on drug activity

RCMP seek info on drug activity

Northern Village of Buffalo Narrows.  Photo courtesy of kayas.ca RCMP in Buffalo Narrows and surrounding communities are looking to the public for information on illegal drug dealing. The request follows an arrest on Friday which lead to the seizure of drugs. Police...
AFN Chief hopes Canada moves forward with UN Declaration

AFN Chief hopes Canada moves forward with UN Declaration

AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde. File photo. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde is encouraged that Canada will now be supporting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The federal government removed its objector status to the UN...
Empty chairs speak volumes during Missing Persons Week

Empty chairs speak volumes during Missing Persons Week

Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck There are more than a hundred heartbreaking stories of loved ones gone missing in Saskatchewan, with a disproportionate number of them being Aboriginal. Today, Colleen Whitedeer of Prince Albert shared her story during a ceremony in...
Teens charged in Simon Grant death make first court appearance

Teens charged in Simon Grant death make first court appearance

La Ronge Provincial Court. Photo courtesy of MBC Radio News. Three teens are scheduled to appear in court again in two weeks in connection to the death of a La Ronge business owner. The three were arrested Friday and charged with murder in the death of 64-year-old...
By-elections likely for George Gordon First Nation

By-elections likely for George Gordon First Nation

George Gordon First Nation. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. There will likely be by-elections for the position of chief and one council member on the George Gordon First Nation northeast of Regina. The election was held more than a year ago, but has been in and out...