The Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation is in a double crisis. It is dealing with a massive COVID-19 outbreak, which is affecting 25 percent of its population. But the water treatment facility is down, awaiting parts and a technician to perform the repairs. This is...
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is starting to level out on new COVID-19 cases. In the past week only two days recorded new infections. On November 11, three new cases and on November 14, two additional cases. To date, the First Nation has 55 infections, 24 active....
The former mayor of La Loche is back as your worship after winning in recently a municipal election. Georgina Jolibois, who served four terms from 2003-2015 as mayor, defeated two others in a vote held earlier this month. She was most recently the Member of Parliament...
The leaders of the tri-communities have written to Health Minister Paul Merriman expressing disappointment that the province is not implementing a mask mandate province-wide. Starting today any person in a community with a population of over 5000 must wear a mask...
Provincial public health officials reported 66 new COVID-19 cases in the Far North over the weekend. The Far North West identified 35, the Far North East 23 and the Far North Central eight. One person each in the Far North West and Far North East regions are in...
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Fond du Lac, the First Nation issued a partial lockdown until further notice. Leadership is requiring people who tested positive to self-isolate for 14-days. The School, Band Office, Arena, Daycare, and Head Start are closed...
The La Ronge Ice Wolves closed out their weekend with a convincing 7-4 win over the Battlefords North Stars Saturday night at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. “We were playing the right way, everybody was on the same page. We had some nice individual plays by guys, good on...
The La Ronge Ice Wolves picked up their first win of the 2020-21 campaign on Friday at home when they beat the Battlefords North Stars 5-3 at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. “I thought we played with a little more urgency and desperation,” said Ice Wolves Head Coach and GM...
Increased restrictions are coming into effect Monday as the province attempts to try to curb the surge in new COVID-19 cases and more hospitalizations. Mandatory masking will be expanded to all indoor public spaces in communities with a population of over 5000 people....
A University of Regina researcher will study violence and bullying in Saskatchewan First Nations communities. Dr. Raven Sinclair, a professor in the Faculty of Social Work is using $400,000 in federal funds for a research project to support Indigenous youth and take...
