The new minister for Indigenous Services Canada laid out the priorities for her department during a media briefing in Ottawa today. She says the end goal is to eliminate her department and turn the services over to First Nations and Metis communities. Jane Philpott...
About 70 young First Nations, Metis and Inuit people gathered in the nation’s capital yesterday to discuss how to improve mental health resources and promote life in their communities. The event coined as the “Hope Forum” was organized by We Matter,...
A male who was 17 when he participated in the killing of La Ronge business owner Simon Grant has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The teen was originally charged with second-degree murder. The plea was entered Monday in La Ronge Provincial Court. He is the third of...
A man who once served as the federal government’s chief negotiator on Indigenous land claims and treaty settlements has been Saskatchewan’s next Lieutenant Governor. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Tom Molloy earlier today. The...
The Whitecap Dakota First Nation is not part of any of the treaty settlements in Saskatchewan, but today, the chief and Canada’s Crown-Indigenous relations minister signed an agreement to start the process for treaty negotiations. The signing took place at the Dakota...
Marchers with the Silent No More movement took to the streets in Prince Albert on Saturday afternoon in an effort to empower women to stand up and speak out against violence. Marchers were met with encouraging honks from motorists while sharing words of support, as...
The FSIN is calling for a new way for First Nations to acquire funds from the federal government after Ottawa rejected a request from the chief of the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation. Louie Mecredi had traveled to Ottawa to request funding for improvements to...
The Prince Albert Grand Council has put together a new task force to look into how wildfires are managed in northern Saskatchewan. Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte says a resolution was passed at the PAGC Fall Assembly to have a more meaningful and active dialogue with the...
Cut Knife RCMP are looking to the public for information on a missing man. Police say 54-year-old Dennis Lee Bluehorn was last seen on the Little Pine First Nation Monday morning around 5:30. He left driving a red 2004 Chevrolet Malibu and may have been travelling to...
The Silent No More walk, happening on Saturday in Prince Albert, will look to encourage women of all creeds to stand up and speak out. Organizers of the walk were inspired by Metis artist and songwriter Andrea Menard to reclaim women’s sacredness by launching a...
