by Joel Willick | May 1, 2022
Content Warning: The following story may be distressing. The Archbishop of Canterbury twice apologized this weekend for the Anglican Church’s role in Canada’s residential schools. The spiritual leader of the Anglican church visited James Smith Cree Nation on Saturday...
by Joel Willick | Apr 29, 2022
A new podcast out of the First Nations University of Canada is looking to revitalize Indigenous language and culture for the next seven generations. This week, FNU along with their Indigenous Communications Arts program officially launched the pîkiskwĕwin (“language”...
by Joel Willick | Apr 28, 2022
The Sakitawak Development Corporation out of Ile a la Crosse was recently honoured with a national award celebrating First Nations, Inuit and Métis entrepreneurs across Canada. The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association recently announced Sakitawak...
by Joel Willick | Apr 27, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: Some details in this story may be distressing The Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety has been given 11 recommendations following the public inquest into an in-custody death at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. Randal...
by Joel Willick | Apr 26, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: Some details in this story may be distressing A six-person jury has heard all evidence around the death of Randal Nicotine. Nicotine, of Red Pheasant First Nation, died by suicide while at the Saskatoon Provincial Correction Centre in 2019. A public...
by Joel Willick | Apr 25, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: some details in the following story may be distressing Randal Nicotine, of Red Pheasant First Nation, died while at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in May 2019. An inquest into his death is taking place this week at the Saskatoon Inn and...
by Joel Willick | Apr 11, 2022
The Saskatoon Tribal Council says they have identified a building as a possible location for a permanent homeless shelter in the city. The STC has been running a temporary wellness centre in the city’s downtown core since December. According to the organization,...
by Joel Willick | Apr 8, 2022
Krista’s Kilometres, a cross-Canada walk raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited individuals made its way through Saskatoon on Friday. The trek is organized by Indigenous grandmother Krista Fox whose grandson was...
by Joel Willick | Apr 6, 2022
On April 1, Tina Giroux-Robillard took over the position of Executive Director of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management board. She replaces Ross Thompson who retired after holding the position for thirty years. Going forward, Giroux-Robillard feels there are...
by Joel Willick | Apr 5, 2022
A Métis lawyer originally from Prince Albert has announced her bid for leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP party. Kaitlyn Harvey announced her intentions to run for leader at an event in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. As a single mother, Harvey says she always wanted to...
