by Dan Jones | Jul 12, 2023 | Current News
WARNING: Disturbing content A Cree journalist from Saskatchewan has been honoured for her podcast, which detailed the abuse her father suffered while attending the St. Michael’s Residential School. In May, Connie Walker won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Peabody award...
by Dan Jones | Jul 10, 2023 | Current News
WARNING: Disturbing content Negotiations between survivors of the Ile a la Crosse residential school and the federal government could soon begin. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said he wants to sit with the plaintiffs of a civil suit as soon as...
by Dan Jones | Jun 29, 2023 | Current News
Former Cowessess First Nations Chief Cadmus Delorme is leading an advisory committee on how to transition approximately 23 million documents related to residential schools. In December 2021, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller directed his department to...
by Joel Willick, Dan Jones | Jun 20, 2023 | Current News
Lac La Ronge Indian Band. A wide range of events are being organized for this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day. National Indigenous Peoples Day honours and celebrates the traditions and achievements of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit, and Métis...
by Dan Jones, Joel Willick | Jun 20, 2023 | Current News
Legislation has been tabled in the Canadian Senate to give exclusive control for on-reserve gaming and to regulate its conduct. . Bill S-268 “ amends section 207 the Criminal Code to provide that the governing body of a First Nation has exclusive authority to conduct...
by Dan Jones | Jun 8, 2023 | Current News
The English River First Nation said it cannot support a 20-year licence renewal for Cameco’s Key Lake, McArthur River and Rabbit Lake facilities. The First Nation called the request a generational licence. The recent re-opening of Key Lake and McArthur River, shows...
by Dan Jones | Jun 7, 2023 | Current News
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is recommending that Cameco be issued licences for it’s Key Lake McArthur River and Rabbit Lake operations in northern Saskatchewan. The Commission is conducting public hearings in Saskatoon Wednesday and Thursday. The...
by Dan Jones | Jun 6, 2023 | Current News
The Provincial Auditor is recommending the Ministry of Education enhance specific measures and targets for increasing educational outcomes for Indigenous students. Tara Clement’s report suggests that graduation rates between 2018 and 2021 have remained relatively...
by Dan Jones | May 26, 2023 | Current News
Accusations of racial profiling are being levied against a Regina Canadian Tire store. Ezekial Bigknife claims he was profiled and assaulted by staff and security at the North Albert St. location Tuesday. He asserts the incident was a carry over from a dispute...
by Dan Jones | May 23, 2023 | Current News
The family of Haven Dubois is walking from Pilot Butte to Saskatoon demanding an inquiry be launched into his death. The walk commenced on May 20, eight years since the teenager’s death. Haven was discovered by his mother, Richelle Dubois in Pilot Butte Creek. The...