Northern Saskatchewan MP Georgina Jolibois is demanding the federal government and the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls follow through on promised community hearings. Jolibois says her office was working with the inquiry on helping to set...
The Lawrence Weenie Cup Indigenous hockey tournament came to a close in North Battleford on Sunday with the finals. In the senior recreation finale, the Red Pheasant Rebels got past the Mistawasis Warriors 4-3 in overtime to claim first place. Peter Ballantyne Cree...
The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan general assembly is underway in Saskatoon, however, it started with a bit of controversy. Former treasurer, Mary Ann Morin, stood in protest of her removal from her position. In December, the Provincial Metis Council announced they had...
Two northern Saskatchewan Treaty 8 First Nations have received a combined $177 million from the federal government to settle an agricultural claim, with members of at least one band set to get individual payouts starting next month. Two sources tell MBC Radio News...
The 18th edition of the Lawrence Weenie Cup Indigenous hockey tournament takes place in North Battleford this weekend. Twenty-four teams are scheduled to get on the ice. There’s four divisions, including senior recreation and legends. “Generally, recreational...
The Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association has wrapped up its annual convention at the JRMCC in La Ronge. The event began on Wednesday with Youth Day, which included information sessions and display tables featuring traps, snares and other tools of the trade. The...
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron says he is running for re-election. Chief Cameron made the formal announcement at the FSIN head office in Saskatoon on Friday morning. “We still have a lot of work ahead of us,” said Cameron. “Some good...
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde has been named a recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Bellegarde will be invested, along with five other people at a ceremony in Regina next month. He has spent his life advancing First Nations...
Several tents, a teepee and a sacred fire remain on the grounds across from the Legislative Assembly building, as protesters marked day 45 of their campaign Friday. The structures started popping up shortly after the Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine murder trial...
Aaron Starr used to light the lamp in junior hockey rinks across Western Canada. The 35-year-old from Star Blanket Cree Nation has graduated from battling on the ice, to battling in the courtroom, as Starr is now a lawyer in Saskatoon. “I think that a lot of my skills...
