by Joel Willick | Oct 18, 2021
An election has been called for the position of president of the Saskatchewan Provincial Metis Youth Council. The role of the council president will be to advocate for Metis youth in the province within the Metis-Nation Saskatchewan executive. Electoral officer Gwen...
by Joel Willick | Oct 15, 2021
As winter approaches the Saskatoon Indian and Metis Frienship Centre is putting out a call for donations of winter clothing. Melissa Parkyn, Resolution House Support Worker with the friendship centre, says they want to make sure they have a good supply of warm clothes...
by Joel Willick | Oct 8, 2021
A newly announced series of books is aiming to explore Dene culture in northern Saskatchewan. Dene Strong: Stories from the Land of the Big Poplar is a planned book series in La Loche where the stories and words of high school students and community members will be...
by Joel Willick | Oct 7, 2021
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...
by Joel Willick | Oct 6, 2021
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....
by Joel Willick | Oct 6, 2021
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...
by Joel Willick | Oct 5, 2021
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...
by Joel Willick | Oct 4, 2021
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...
by Joel Willick | Oct 1, 2021
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...
by Joel Willick | Sep 29, 2021
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...
