Elders with the LLRIB travelled to Nova Scotia last week as a part of the Strengthening and Revitalizing Indigenous Language and Culture Conference, which was hosted by the Indigenous Leadership and Development Institute. Twenty-six communities met for a gathering,...
Two people are dead following a house fire on Onion Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say a fire broke out at a home in the community this past Saturday evening at around 8:17 pm. Emergency crews responded to the fired, but were not able to fully extinguish the blaze until the...
The recent cases of Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie have led many to question how the Canadian Justice System represents Indigenous victims and offenders. A circle discussion at the University of Saskatchewan on Monday afternoon brought together three Indigenous...
A new RCMP commissioner has been selected following a series of interviews with a committee, including Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief, Tammy Cook-Searson. Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that Brenda Lucki will serve as the new commissioner when he visited...
It has been an unprecedented reaction from Saskatoon police in response to several drug overdoses in the city over the weekend. Police say on Saturday alone, they responded to six calls of people experiencing an overdose. Two of these individuals died, while four...
Officials with Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation are celebrating that they no longer being co-managed by Indigenous Affairs. “We’ve actually been in co-management for just over a decade I believe,” said Chief Roy Petit. “Now, we’re...
The Aboriginal unemployment rate in Saskatchewan saw a slight decrease from a year ago. The February jobless numbers were recently released by Statistics Canada and they put overall Aboriginal unemployment numbers at 14.5 percent. The same month last year had the rate...
Former treaty negotiator, Tom Molloy, will be sworn in as the province’s new lieutenant governor in a ceremony at the legislature on March 21. Molloy previously served as the federal government’s head negotiator on Indigenous land claims and treaty...
Coyote pelts continue to lead the way in an upward trend on fur prices. The North American Fur Auctions recently held their first auction of 2018. According to reports from the organization the number of coyote pelts sold this year nearly doubled from the same auction...
Several members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, including quarterback Brandon Bridge, will be in La Ronge in May. The Riders in attendance will be working as guest coaches for the Northern Football Jamboree, which is a football camp in the north intended to introduce...
