by Joel Willick | Sep 27, 2023 | Current News
An Indigenous beading store in Saskatoon has unveiled a new mural on the side of their building. His Bead, Saskatoon’s first Indigenous beading store, celebrated the unveiling of their new mural on Wednesday morning. The store is owned my Metis entrepreneur...
by Joel Willick | Sep 27, 2023 | Current News
English River First Nation is now the owner of what has been described as Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned coffee company. Des Nedhe Group, the economic arm of the First Nation, has partnered with Roadhouse Coffee to create Solstice Coffee. The new company...
by Joel Willick | Sep 26, 2023 | Current News
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is putting a hard line on people with complex needs at their emergency Wellness Centre. This means as of October 1, people actively using drugs or presenting other similar complex needs will no longer be welcome. “We have seen an increase...
by Joel Willick | Sep 19, 2023 | Current News
The Saskatchewan First Nation Water Association has been holding their first ever conference and AGM in Saskatoon this week. Leonard Lewko, with the organizations board of directors, spoke with MBC Radio News about the conference, the organization’s goals, and...
by Joel Willick | Sep 17, 2023 | Current News
A Pre-trial hearing for one of the several people accused in the murder of Megan Gallagher is set to begin on Monday. Gallagher, a Metis woman from Saskatoon, went missing in 2020 – her body would be pulled from the South Saskatchewan River in the fall of 2022. Since...
by Joel Willick | Sep 12, 2023 | Current News
A Cree medicine man accused of sexual assault will have his guilty pleas removed from the record and will have his matter go to trial. Cecil Wolfe is facing 12 counts of sexual assault for allegedly abusing women while acting as a traditional healer over a ten year...
by Joel Willick | Sep 7, 2023 | Current News
After losing their AAA Midget and AA bantam teams in a single season in 2019, Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation went without a strong hockey draw the Willow Cree Arena in Duck Lake for several years. However, last year the community had a renewed team to cheer...
by Joel Willick | Sep 5, 2023 | Current News
A couple Indigenous women have been handed a prestigious award from the University of Saskatchewan. The university has announced the recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Awards, which Usask officials say is one of the post-secondary institutions highest...
by Joel Willick | Aug 16, 2023 | Current News
A television show focused on stories from northern Saskatchewan was recently renewed for a second season. “Stories of the North” is played on CityTV in Saskatchewan and tells the story of a Moshom telling his granddaughters stories of northern Saskatchewan while...
by Joel Willick | Aug 16, 2023 | Current News
FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt has officially announced his intention to run for leadership of the Assembly of First Nations. Pratt made the announcement at Wanuskewin Heritage Park Tuesday morning. Today, I announced my candidacy for National Chief of the Assembly of...