by Joel Willick | Feb 24, 2022
Canada’s Justice Minister says a federal position designed to work collaboratively with First Nations over the continued discovery of unmarked graves at former residential school sites is nearing an official announcement. In the summer of 2021, the federal...
by Joel Willick | Feb 23, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is seeking partnerships with landowners to help bolster any possible legal action against the province over new trespassing laws. In addition, the Office of the Treaty Commissioner says they have sent out a legal warning...
by Joel Willick | Feb 23, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is putting its support behind a class-action lawsuit over Tuberculosis sanatoriums. TB sanatoriums were extensions of the so-called “Indian Hospital” system established by the federal government in the 1930s to battle...
by Joel Willick | Feb 18, 2022
The leader of Saskatchewan’s opposition party has announced his intentions to resign. Ryan Meili first disclosed his planned departure to the CBC Friday morning before holding a press event in Saskatoon where he made the decision official. “I am incredibly proud...
by Joel Willick | Feb 18, 2022
A new video series out of the University of Saskatchewan is aiming to highlight the work of Indigenous researchers. The series launched on Thursday afternoon and highlights the work of four Indigenous researchers at the university. The research projects cover a wide...
by Joel Willick | Feb 17, 2022
Earlier this week, voters across Saskatchewan were shocked when the SaskParty won a seat in the legislative assembly in a riding they have never held before. The SaskParty’s Jim Lemaigre defeated the NDP’s Georgina Jolibois in a by-election for the...
by Joel Willick | Feb 16, 2022
Onion Lake Cree Nation is raising their concerns over recent changes to the province’s trespassing laws. On January 1, 2022, the government amended the Trespass to Property Act requiring all hunters and trappers to receive permission from landowners first before...
by Joel Willick | Feb 10, 2022
Several Saskatchewan First Nations have come together to form a controlling ownership stake in a new renewable energy company. The nine band’s under the Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Mistawasis First Nation, and miEnergy have partnered together to form miEnergy...
by Joel Willick | Feb 9, 2022
An increase in jobs and economic activity will be coming to northern Saskatchewan as Cameco has announced the upcoming restart of uranium production at the McArthur River and Key Lake facility. The northern uranium company made the announcement during their quarterly...
by Joel Willick | Feb 1, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: Some may find the content of this story distressing. A new documentary is looking to examine the overlap of the Sixties Scoop with missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The film Everything is Connected is produced by the Sixties Scoop...
