New full-time shelter proposed for La Ronge

New full-time shelter proposed for La Ronge

The Kikinahk Friendship Centre is seeking approval from La Ronge Town Council to establish a full-time temporary shelter in that northern community. Ron Woytowich, Executive Director of the Friendship Centre said he has secured federal financing to purchase the...
Celebrating Métis Culture with Annual Kitchen Party

Celebrating Métis Culture with Annual Kitchen Party

(Photo: Jason Lepine plays for Courtney-Dawn Anaquod Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder The Métis… theirs is a history shaped by resilience and adaptation; a history that for too...
RCMP investigated death in Black Lake

RCMP investigated death in Black Lake

RCMP Major Crimes are investigating a suspicious death in Black Lake. Mounties say on Wednesday evening, officers responded to a home to an injured man. 52-year-old Victor Robillard from Black Lake Denesuline First Nation was taken to hospital where he later died....
Senate studies forced or coerced sterilization legislation

Senate studies forced or coerced sterilization legislation

A Bill before the Senate aims to amend the Criminal Code to include forced or coerced sterilization. Recent alleged cases involving Saskatchewan Indigenous women are prompting the legislative changes. Sylvia Tuckanow had just given birth to a healthy baby boy in July...
Île-à-la-Crosse Survivors Still Waiting

Île-à-la-Crosse Survivors Still Waiting

WARNING: Distressing content By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder Métis children along with First Nations children were subjected to the forcible attendance at residential schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. Métis survivors,...