(Jason Stonechild and Brian Hardlotte stand at the site where Sewap was found before giving their statements. Photo by Michael Joel-Hansen.) The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) are speaking out about the death...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com It’s not at this stage in the process that Canada should weigh in, the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs was told Oct. 26. It was holding its first hearing on Bill C-53,...
The Chief of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation has been found guilty of unlawfully hunting a bull moose in February 2020 without the required hunting license to do so. In a recent court decision, Chief David Sandfly concedes that he was actively hunting for moose on...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Saskatchewan Treaty Commissioner Mary Musqua-Culbertson didn’t mince words when she spoke to members of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples Oct. 25 about the difficulty in accessing...
By Kimiya Shokoohi There have been times when birth support worker Keara Laverty has seen an Indigenous woman enter the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon, alone and ready to give birth. It’s especially in moments such as those that Laverty, who is Métis,...
By Kimiya Shokoohi When Thunder Farms started to make gains as a fully Indigenous-owned farm northwest of Battleford, Sask. three years ago, limited funding options were available. Communications and training resources are essential for grant applications to access...
