by Joel Willick | Oct 31, 2023
A familiar name is throwing his hat in for leadership of the Assembly of First Nations. Reginald Bellerose, former chief of Muskowekwan First Nation and current board chair of SIGA, has announced his campaign to run for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations....
by Joel Willick | Oct 24, 2023
The former Chief of Cowessess First Nation says government jurisdiction and partisan politics were some of the biggest challenges when achieving self-determination of their child welfare. In 2021, Cowessess was successful in becoming the first First Nation in the...
by Joel Willick | Oct 19, 2023
The provincial government and the Office of the Treaty Commissioner have unveiled new signs to mark Treaty boundaries along several busy Saskatchewan highways. At an event at Wanuskewin Heritage Park on Wednesday the new signs were unveiled in a special ceremony. The...
by Joel Willick | Oct 18, 2023
CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains depictions of suicide that may be distressing to some readers. UPDATE: Updated with response from the family A 6-person jury at the inquest into the death of Shane Cantre has provided 9 recommendations to Correctional...
by Joel Willick | Oct 18, 2023
CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains depictions of suicide that may be distressing to some readers. A coroner’s inquest into the death of Shane Cantre at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon in 2021 has heard all testimony on the circumstances...
by Joel Willick | Oct 17, 2023
Shane Cantre died by suicide at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon on July 16, 2021. A coroner’s inquest has been taking place in Saskatoon this week examining the circumstances around his death. The inquest has heard how Cantre was found hanging in...
by Joel Willick | Oct 16, 2023
43-year-old Shane Cantre died at the Regional Psychiatric Centre on July 16, 2021. Cantre was found unresponsive in his cell and life-saving methods by RPC staff and EMS who arrived on scene were unsuccessful. He would be declared dead at the scene by EMS Personel. An...
by Joel Willick | Oct 5, 2023
There will be a new face on the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations executive. At the FSIN assembly in Saskatoon Thursday, Craig McCallum defeated incumbent Heather Bear for the Office of the fourth vice-chief. McCallum, a former Prince Albert Raider, received...
by Joel Willick | Oct 5, 2023
FSIN chief Bobby Cameron has provided a response to claims a criminal record should have disqualified him from a previous election. In a CBC article published this past week, Myrna Osoup Boushie, the Chief Electoral Officer for the FSIN election in the fall of 2021,...
by Joel Willick | Oct 3, 2023
The First Nations Health Ombudsperson Office has officially opened in Saskatchewan. Situated in Saskatoon, the newly formed office will investigate, document, and report on health system complaints from First Nations people in the province. Diane Lafond will take up...
