RCMP are investigating an early Friday morning shooting on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. At approximately 5:30 AM police responded to a report of an injured woman. Mounties say an altercation between two people took place, with a firearm being discharged. The woman...
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is looking to remind people about the importance of taking precautions to protect against the flu. The northern health authority recently announced that three people had died as a result of the flu. NITHA Medical...
Two adults and a youth are facing drugs and weapons charges following a raid of a home in Sucker River Tuesday. Police seized a loaded handgun, a quantity of ammunition and approximately 172 grams of crack cocaine. Officers also allege they located a child in the home...
This year’s Urban Indigenous Summit’s theme is Action for the Next Generation. The purpose is to provide opportunities within the Friendship Centre Movement for knowledge exchange, capacity building and action planning. “It was such a big success that we decided we...
It will be a quick turn around for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band to host the upcoming Tony Cote Summer Games. It was announced on Wednesday that La Ronge will be the host about 8 moths out from the event.. Kevin Roberts, Director of Sports and Recreation for the Jonas...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Well before the official call came for nominations to run for the position of national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), David Pratt offered up his name. “I was so quick out of the...
