by MBC News | Dec 15, 2021 | Current News
UPDATE Black Lake RCMP have arrested a man in relation to a suspicious death on the First Nation that has now been deemed a homicide. 21-year-old Jerrick Stalthanee has been charged with second degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Arley Cook. Stalthanee’s...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2021 | Current News
One man has died after being shot by RCMP officers on Montreal Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say, on Tuesday evening at around 5:00 pm, they responded to reports of a man with a gun who had barricaded himself in a home on the First Nation. Officers from the surrounding area...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2021 | Current News
Cowessess First Nation will receive funding for the community’s gravesite reclamation project. Cowessess chief Cadmus Delorme and federal minister Marc Miller announced today the over $700,000 in funds that will be given over a three-year period. The funding will be...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2021 | Current News
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,Alberta Native News Cree lawyer Leah Ballantyne says people who falsely claim Indigenous identity should be charged with fraud. Ballantyne, who used to serve on the senate of the University of Saskatchewan, told...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2021 | Current News
By: Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Cree Language Kindergarten program at John Diefenbaker School is looking at expanding next year. Saskatchewan Rivers education director Robert Bratvold said the program will grow to include pre-Kindergarten...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2021 | Current News
By: By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The Assembly of First Nations will not be advocating with the federal government for the creation of a national treaty commissioner’s office (NTCO). Lines were drawn on Dec. 8, the second day...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2021 | Current News
By: Jessica R. Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal Chakastaypasin Cree Nation Chief Calvin Sanderson and Melfort Mayor Glenn George signed a memorandum of understanding in Melfort city hall, formalizing a working relationship towards...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2021 | Current News
The provincial government is providing funding to help Wanuskewin Heritage Park in its bid to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The province announced an investment of $60 thousand dollars today to help in Wanuskewin’s UNESCO application process. The heritage...
by Michael Joel-Hansen | Dec 14, 2021 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is looking to help vulnerable people in the City of Prince Albert. Last week the PAGC along with a number of partners including the City of Prince Albert and Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) opened a cold weather shelter in...
by Joel Willick | Dec 14, 2021 | Current News
A Métis organization in Saskatoon has launched a mobile resource centre to help people experiencing homelessness. The Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. says they have converted a motorhome and a bus into a mobile office and resource centre. The goal of the centre...
