by MBC News | Apr 16, 2024 | Current News
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Canadian government must amend the self-government agreement it signed with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA), a federal court ruled on March 28, arguing the deal is overly broad...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2024 | Current News
Candle Lake resident, Joanne Angelstad, is the EXTRA winner of $100,000 from a $4 ticket for February 21 LOTTO 649 draw. The experience of winning literally brought Angelstad. “I went to scan my tickets quickly while I was leaving the hospital with my sister,” she...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2024 | Current News
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is creating programming to help male inmates reintegrate back into society. The provincial government is committing $800,000 to develop and deliver culturally supportive programming aimed at reducing returns to custody. “STC remains...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2024 | Current News
A new podcast series, developed by a northern Saskatchewan Indigenous storyteller aims to take listeners on a captivated journey of global issues through an Indigenous perspective. “Nohcimihik/ Into the Bush” launched Wednesday with three episodes: Melina...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2024 | Current News
Organizations with the aim to advance violence prevention efforts and foster safety for Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people now have access to $800,000 in funding. The provinces’ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Community Response Fund...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2024 | Current News
Peter Arthur Beatty is the new Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. In an election held Tuesday, Beatty defeated nine other candidates, including incumbent Karen Bird, by taking 969 votes. Bird, who placed fifth, received 434 votes. Councillor elections were...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2024 | Current News
By Amber Bear The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has approved a research project that is studying First Nations children and youth, and their home environments to see how it affects their health, in La Ronge on-reserve homes. The research study, “Food, Environment, Health,...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2024 | Current News
As warmer spring weather approaches, concern is growing to a potentially devastating 2024 wildfire season. This concern comes as warmer than normal temperatures and below normal precipitation and snowpack at winter freeze-up have created dryer conditions. Air and...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2024 | Current News
A formal offer has been given to the Lac La Ronge Indian Band for its cows and plows settlement. According to an update sent out to members of the band on Friday, a committee has now been set up to determine the best use of the funds. The settlement committee will...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2024 | Current News
A former Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has been appointed board chair of the First Nations Bank of Canada. The First Nations Bank announced Friday morning that Perry Bellegarde has been appointed chairperson of it’s board of directors....
