by MBC News | Jan 31, 2023 | Current News
A committee of Parliamentarians have heard that Indigenous language revitalization needs to focus more on immersion and at-home learning opportunities. Dr. Melanie Griffith Brice, an Associate Professor at the University of Regina and Research Chair in Michif/Metis...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2023 | Current News
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is weighing in on a controversy involving the Harvard University women’s ice hockey coach after it was alleged she made racist comments. Former player and assistant coach Sydney Daniels, from Mistawasis First...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2023 | Current News
La Ronge RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 17-year-old girl. Nicole McKenzie is described as having a slim build along with short black hair and brown eyes. McKenzie also wears glasses and was last seen wearing grey or black joggers, a grey...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2023 | Current News
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band officially opens its new cultural facility in Hall Lake. The new facility is intended to help youth connect with their culture. “We’re using the building to go back and teach our children how we lived in the old days, before furnaces...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2023 | Current News
Isaiah Halkett (left) and Olivia Lariviere (right) were friends of Carla Thomas, and are mourning her death. Megan Heyhurst photography. The woods behind the La Ronge Health Centre are deceptively isolating. Walking into the bush through the knee-deep snow, the...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2023 | Current News
By Roman Hayter The Lac La Ronge Indian Band recently released a letter reasserting their stance on drugs and crime in on-reserve housing. The letter reiterates the band’s no-compromise, non-negotiable stand against drug-related and other illegal activities...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2023 | Current News
Left to right: Jordan Nolan, Brandon Nolan, Jon Mirasty. (Courtesy of Google Images.) By Roman Hayter A former professional hockey player from Saskatchewan is preparing to film season 2 of a popular Canadian television program. “Shoresy” is a Canadian...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2023 | Current News
One Saskatchewan First Nation is contemplating legal action to halt the sale or lease of Crown lands. The Onion Lake Cree Nation said it is not being consulted on proposed auctions, stating one such auction is slated for the end of January. “The loss of use due to...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2023 | Current News
By Roman Hayter The Lac La Ronge Indian Band held a grand opening for its latest youth center The event introduced the new youth center as well as showcased the community’s newest subdivision. The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Tammy Cook-Searson, said...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2023 | Current News
By Roman Hayter A growing number of wolf sightings have been taking place around the tri-communities. Over the past week, posts of wolf sightings have emerged on Facebook. As of now, the Ministry of Environment is taking no action. However, conservation authorities...
