by bryanorthner | Jan 29, 2024
Day 11 of the Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation and the Village of Weldon got underway Monday morning hearing testimony from the Parole Board of Canada. Monica Irfan, deputy director of policy with the parole board...
by Jenna Smith | Jan 29, 2024
A prominent Elder and former Lac La Ronge Indian Band Council member has passed away Thomas “Thompson” Leonard Mirasty, born on March 19, 1949, in Little Red, passed away on January 25, 2024, in Big River, at the age of 74. Over many years Elder Mirasty...
by Jenna Smith | Jan 29, 2024
Challenge to Civilization: Indigenous Wisdom and the Future is the final book in a trilogy written by Dr. Blair Stonechild and follows up The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality and Loss of Indigenous Eden and the Fall of Spirituality. Challenge to...
by bryanorthner | Jan 26, 2024
WARNING: Distressing content Day 10 of the inquest looking at the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation and the Village of Weldon got underway Friday morning in Melfort. Dr. Shaun Ladham, the province’s chief forensic pathologist was the first witness to take...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2024
The Ya’thi Néné Lands and Resources Office and Appia are entering into a cooperation agreement related to exploration activities in northern Saskatchewan. The cooperation agreement encompasses provisions related to harvest compensation, contributions to YNLR’s...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2024
A woman from La Ronge is $1 million richer after winning on a VLT earlier this week. Mary Cassie of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band was playing Vault Breaker at Eddie’s Place on Monday when she won the grand jackpot. “I sat at the VLT machine as my husband played pool. I...
