The stories of a conservation project in Northwest Saskatchewan will soon be shared with a wider audience. The Sakitawak IPCA (Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas) announced Thursday afternoon they have entered a partnership with Nature Canada to get their...
The Chief of Cowessess First Nation says they weren’t ready for the support they needed to give following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves. In June, 751 unmarked graves were found at the site of the former Marieval Residential School on Cowessess....
A new IT firm officially launched in Saskatchewan Wednesday morning thanks to the investment of two Indigenous-owned companies. The Peter Ballantyne Group of Companies and Athabasca Basin Development have invested in Optek Solutions. Optek Solutions is an IT company...
Organizers of an Indigenous conference in Saskatoon say they have been shocked by the growth of the event over the years. The seventh Wicihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference got underway Tuesday afternoon in Saskatoon. The event was moved to a virtual platform...
On a day devoted to honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, an advocate from Saskatchewan is hoping for the full implementation of the Calls for Justice. The final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls...
The Prince Albert Police Service officially swore in their new deputy chief Friday morning. Farica Prince took the oath of office to officially become the Deputy Chief at a ceremony filled with community members and dignitaries. Prince, a member of the Sioux Valley...
Saskatchewan’s Treaty Commissioner says a treaty fair held this week has been a huge success. The Office of the Treaty Commissioner and the Prince Albert Grand Council hosted the virtual treaty fair over the last few days. “Partnerships can create movements of...
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan believes she has found ways to improve a northern Saskatchewan health program aimed at children. Dr. Charlene Thompson recently did her thesis on ways to improve the KidsFirst North program, which aims to improve the...
A homeless shelter in North Battleford will continue operations for at least another 6 months. The Lighthouse shelter nearly closed this past March because of a lack of funding. However, the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan stepped in with a commitment to fund the shelter...
The Saskatchewan Medical Association will be meeting with doctors from northern Saskatchewan on Tuesday night. The SMA president will be hosting a virtual meeting with physicians from the Mamawetan-Churchill River-Keewatin Yatthe Regional Medical Association to...
