by Amber Bear | Apr 23, 2024 | Current News
A new book, Myths and Legends of the Woodland Cree, was announced at the Fine Arts Festival opening ceremony in Prince Albert. The book was developed with stories told by Elizabeth Roberts and translated by her daughter Dr. Rose Roberts. Elizabeth Roberts was born and...
by Amber Bear | Apr 22, 2024 | Current News
A statue dedicated to the Royal Regina Rifles made a stop at the Peepeekisis Cree Nation Sunday. On June 6, 1944 the Royal Regina Rifles landed on Juno Beach and that included many members of the Peepeekisis Cree Nation. The statue is on a short tour and will be...
by Amber Bear | Apr 19, 2024 | Current News
The Rock Cree Language Council is hosting their first exciting canoe adventure of culture, history, and language this July for youth from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. The youth healing canoe trip is called Following the Trail of Our Ancestors. The adventure will...
by Amber Bear | Apr 17, 2024 | Current News
The Canadian Forces are gearing up for the Indigenous focused, Bold Eagle Summer Training Program. The program combines Indigenous culture and teachings with military basic training. “The program contributes to the development of Indigenous youth by fostering their...
by Amber Bear | Apr 17, 2024 | Current News
The First Nations University of Canada’s Spring Celebration Powwow is starting April 20 at the Brandt Centre. The Spring Celebration Powwow is in their 45th year and is the longest and largest running powwow in Saskatchewan. The powwow is usually the first powwow of...
by Amber Bear | Apr 16, 2024 | Current News
A new bench dedicated to Jean Marie LaChance has been installed on the Prince Albert Rotary Trail, near the Victoria Hospital. LaChance, a 29-year-old mother of five was murdered September 15,1991. Her remains were found in a field near the Victoria Hospital. It has...
by Amber Bear | Apr 15, 2024 | Current News
(Photo by Amber Bear.) A playground in the Village of Weldon is to be built, honouring one of the victims of the September 2022 mass stabbing victims. The Weldon Playground Project received a $116,000 donation from the James Smith Cree Nation at a fundraiser in the...
by Amber Bear | Apr 12, 2024 | Current News
The Cowessess First Nation’s importation request was denied for the gift of 20 bison from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency denied it because the United States Department of Agriculture did not test for Bovine Tuberculosis. This...
by Amber Bear | Apr 10, 2024 | Current News
Tommy Bird, a Southend moosehide maker, recently published his newest book: “Tanning Moosehides: The Northern Saskatchewan Trapline Way.” Bird has been working on the book throughout the summers in his yard, with Lena and Lawrence Adam from Fond du Lac. The combined...
