by MBC News | Feb 27, 2023 | Current News
It was an event that brought together people of Métis, Filipino, Ukrainian, and Norwegian heritages to celebrate their cultures through food, dance, crafts and more. The ‘Unity in Our Community – Breaking Bread Together in Reconciliation’ event was hosted by Métis...
by MBC News | Feb 27, 2023 | Current News
There’s no denying that Indigenous peoples have a vital role to play within the Canadian economy. Two individuals well acquainted with issues surrounding the Indigenous economy are Tabatha Bull, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, and...
by MBC News | Feb 27, 2023 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s Chief Coroner is talking about the pair of inquests set to examine the violence at James Smith Cree Nation. Recently the Office of the Chief Coroner announced that due to the ongoing RCMP investigation the two inquests which will be looking at the...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2023 | Current News
The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan and the federal government have signed an updated Métis Nation–Saskatchewan Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Agreement. The Agreement includes a new commitment to negotiate a constitutionally protected core governance treaty...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2023 | Current News
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) has charged a third person in the death of Jeremy Starblanket. In a media release sent out Friday afternoon P.A. Police said 25-year-old Keyano Ahenakew of Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation had been arrested and is facing a charge of...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2023 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is getting ready to host a two day conference in Prince Albert. The Know Your Status Conference (KYS) will be running from March 1 to 2 at the Prince Albert Inn. NITHA Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka said...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2023 | Current News
Two Keeseekoose First Nations sisters will have to wait a little longer on their bail application, as Federal Justice Minister David Lametti reviews their 1994 second-degree murder convictions. Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance will have to wait until late March for a...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2023 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Dozens of young two-spirit people have come to Saskatchewan this week — from near and far, representing communities all across the country — for the first national two-spirit youth conference,...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2023 | Current News
By Roman Hayter A Nakoda language teacher in the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation has devised a new approach to educating her students. Theresa O’Watch, a teacher at the Nakoda Oyade Education Centre uses a puppet to teach her students Nakoda....
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2023 | Current News
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) has charged a man from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation with first degree murder in an investigation dating back to March of 2021. In a media release sent out Thursday afternoon PAPS said 26-year-old Henry Ratt had been arrested and...
