by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
Fond-du-Lac Dene Nation Chief Louie Mercredi says renovations to the community’s airport runway are an urgent priority. He says the current runway is simply too small to accommodate the current air traffic in and out of Fond du Lac. The remote nature of the community...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
The University of Saskatchewan has launched a special interactive video tribute to the province’s top Indigenous athletes and sport builders. The video display is located in the physical activity complex and features such athletes as hockey greats Fred Sasakamoose and...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
Industry will likely have to offer more benefits to Indigenous people if it wants a proposed diamond mine in the Fort a la Corne Provincial Forest area to go forward, the head of the Prince Albert Grand Council says. Star Diamond is heading up the billion-dollar...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
The Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) First Nations Language Keepers Conference came to an end in Saskatoon Thursday. First Nations community language educators, advocates, elders and spectators gathered for the past two days at the Saskatoon Inn and...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
Athabasca Denesuline Nene consists of Fond-du-Lac, Hatchet Lake and Black Lake, and they were signatories on Treaty 8 in 1899 and Treaty 10 in 1906. There is traditional territory that extends north of the 60th parallel into the Northwest Territories and as of 1999,...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
It appears that bootlegging in the community of Black Lake is becoming a major problem, that Chief Coreen Sayazie is calling for more re-enforcement’s to curb the activity. She is asking for alcohol restrictions and the introduction of community safety patrols...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
Kaministikominahiko-skak Cree Nation (formerly John Cochrane First Nation) has been inspired by a historic court case being held in Saskatchewan. For the first time, federal court is being held on a First Nation reserve, where members of Chacachas First Nation are...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2018
Two women are facing charges after being stopped by RCMP in the Pelican Narrows area. The vehicle was pulled over for a traffic violation on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the women in the vehicle were known to purchase alcohol and re-sell it for a profit....
