This past weekend marked one year since the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation. On Monday the First Nation’s leadership, who were joined by federal Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, hosted a media conference and offered remarks. In his brief...
An expert observer is weighing in on the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) legal challenge to the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement. Ken Coates, professor emeritus with the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of...
A three-month mining pre-employment program is being offered to the Cowessess First Nation and surrounding area, with the aim of connecting Indigenous communities with the potash industry. “This partnership will improve employment opportunities for Indigenous...
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has launched an athletic association aimed at increasing community activities. The association will plan and coordinate activities to correspond with the school calendar. “We need to see more positive activities in our communities,” said...
By: Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The federal government settled with a pair of First Nations over claims from the past where land was either misappropriated or outright taken away from those communities. One claim that was resolved involved the...
Guardians of the North, a television show highlighting wildland firefighters and First Nations first responders is set to return for Season 2. The television docuseries follows wildland firefighters and dedicated First Nation responders in Saskatchewan’s...
