by MBC News | Nov 1, 2023
The Star Diamond Corporation, which owns the Fort à la Corne project near the James Smith Cree Nation said it is renaming the project, following a name changing contest. Kīwētin, pronounced as “kee-way-tin”, is derived from the Cree Nation language and translates...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2023
A 20-year-old man is charged after an incident in La Loche Monday. RCMP said in a media release sent out early Monday evening they were made aware that threats had been made by someone online against a school in the community. Police also announced they had arrested...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2023
La Loche RCMP continue to investigate threats made against a school in the community. On Monday police received multiple reports of online threats against a school. Police say an adult male suspect was identified and arrested. So far there has been no word on...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2023
The Pasqua First Nation announced that members of the community now have access to an app that will provide them with updates and information about the First Nation. The app will feature job postings, forums, news, events, emergency push notifications and more. “It’s...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2023
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) is investigating the recent death of a 56 year old man in the city as a homicide. In a media release sent out Monday afternoon police said the death of Sheldon Mannix was determined to be a homicide after investigation by them...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2023
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com It’s not at this stage in the process that Canada should weigh in, the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs was told Oct. 26. It was holding its first hearing on Bill C-53,...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2023
The Chief of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation has been found guilty of unlawfully hunting a bull moose in February 2020 without the required hunting license to do so. In a recent court decision, Chief David Sandfly concedes that he was actively hunting for moose on...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2023
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Saskatchewan Treaty Commissioner Mary Musqua-Culbertson didn’t mince words when she spoke to members of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples Oct. 25 about the difficulty in accessing...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2023
By Kimiya Shokoohi There have been times when birth support worker Keara Laverty has seen an Indigenous woman enter the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon, alone and ready to give birth. It’s especially in moments such as those that Laverty, who is Métis,...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2023
By Kimiya Shokoohi When Thunder Farms started to make gains as a fully Indigenous-owned farm northwest of Battleford, Sask. three years ago, limited funding options were available. Communications and training resources are essential for grant applications to access...
