by Joel Willick | Nov 28, 2022
Three months after 11 people were killed and 18 others injured in a stabbing rampage on James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Cree Nation. On Monday, the Prime Minister spent the day paying respects to the victims, along with...
by Joel Willick | Nov 18, 2022
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Parks Canada signed an agreement on Friday that will see the transfer of 24 bison from Grasslands national park to Batoche. Phase one will see the bison officially transferred to the Batoche Festival Grounds next winter. Phase two...
by Joel Willick | Nov 18, 2022
A new Michif music album is set for a launch party Friday night in Saskatoon. Andrea Menard is a Metis Singer-songwriter from St. Luarent Manitoba. Her latest and fifth album entitled Anskoonamakew lii Shansoon has been recorded entirely in the Michif language....
by Joel Willick | Nov 16, 2022
The Saskatoon Tribal Council will be opening their new permanent wellness centre in Saskatoon’s Fairhaven neighborhood in the coming week to help house some of the city’s homeless population. For the past year, the tribal council has run a temporary...
by Joel Willick | Nov 15, 2022
The Kahkewistahaw First Nation says they have big plans for land they own in Saskatoon. The First Nation purchased the land in the northwest part of the city and it is now called Kahkewistahaw Landing. In the past week, the site was host to two grand openings: a new...
by Joel Willick | Nov 8, 2022
In the most recent Throne Speech, the Government of Saskatchewan announced their plans to assert the province’s jurisdiction over natural resources. Shortly after the government introduced the Saskatchewan First Act, which aims to put this jurisdiction into...
by Joel Willick | Nov 4, 2022
On Thursday, the University of Saskatchewan released its independent report on the Carrie Bourassa situation. Bourassa was a health professor at the university who officially resigned her position in June following reports from last year that called her claims of...
by Joel Willick | Nov 4, 2022
Wanuskewin Heritage Part and Federated Co-op have partnered together to provide a new line of bison food products. The products will be sourced in Alberta, produced in Saskatchewan and sold at Co-op stores around western Canada. The packaging includes artwork by Linus...
by Joel Willick | Oct 31, 2022
Content Warning: The following story contains reports on topics around suicide The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has released a report on suicide and self harm in Saskatchewan First Nation communities and is asking for Ottawa to invest in their solution...
by Joel Willick | Oct 28, 2022
The Saskatoon Tribal Council has found a permanent location for their homeless shelter in Saskatoon. For the past year, the STC has operated a temporary shelter downtown. On Friday morning they announced a new permanent location on the city’s west side thanks to a $5...
