by Joel Willick | Jun 20, 2023
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 Joel Willick | Jun 15, 2023
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Province of Saskatchewan have agreed to several amendments to the gaming framework agreement. The Gaming Framework Agreement was originally signed in 2002 and requires both parties to review every 5 years and...
by Joel Willick | Jun 7, 2023
(CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains distressing details.) The 6-person jury at the inquest into the death of William Whitebear is providing several recommendations to the Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety. Whitebear died by suicide at the...
by Joel Willick | Jun 6, 2023
(CONTENT WARNING – the following story contains distressing details) William Whitebear died while in custody at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre on November 2, 2020 while serving a two-year jail term. A coroner’s inquest into his death is...
by Joel Willick | Jun 5, 2023
(CONTENT WARNING: the following story contains descriptions of suicide) William Whitebear died while in custody at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre on November 2, 2020 while serving a two-year jail term. A coroner’s inquest into his death is taking...
by Joel Willick | May 28, 2023
This past weekend was the spring 2023 Métis Nation Legislative Assembly in Saskatoon. Delegates from regions across the province gathered for the two-day assembly to have discussion on a wide variety of topics and pass several resolutions. One of the resolutions to...
by Joel Willick | May 25, 2023
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology has received an investment from the federal government. At an event at SIIT’s Aviation Learning Centre Thursday morning, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal announced $7.6 million in funding for economic...
by Joel Willick | May 25, 2023
Over 300 people from over a dozen different Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota nations from the prairie provinces and the United States are at Dakota Dunes Conference Centre this week discussing language revitalization. The 5th annual Revitalizing Our Sacred Language (Oceti...
by Joel Willick | May 19, 2023
Leaders from the FSIN and the PAGC along with legal counsel for a woman whose baby died are calling for multiple inquiries into the Prince Albert Police Service and say legal action will come. 14-month-old Tanner Brass was allegedly killed by his father Kaij Brass in...
by Joel Willick | May 18, 2023
An independent investigation into the conduct of Prince Albert police officers around the death of a toddler says the officers were negligent in their duties. In February 2022, Tanner Brass was allegedly killed by his father hours after police officers attended the...
