The Yukon River Quest is the longest canoe race in Canada, with the journey beginning in Whitehorse and travelling 715 kilometres to Dawson City. The event was created in 1999 by canoeists in Whitehorse who thought it would be fun to host a canoe marathon event. Since...
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing support to the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s (STC) Sawêyihtotân Project. In a media release sent out Wednesday morning the province announced they would be providing the STC $350,000 to fund the project for another year....
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Assembly of First Nations chiefs could be voting for a new national chief in December, seven months earlier than scheduled. On June 28, National Chief RoseAnne Archibald could be ousted from the...
The provincial governments of the three prairie provinces and the federal government have wrapped up engagement with First Nations on growing First Nation participation in agriculture. In a media release sent out Tuesday it was announced that Saskatchewan, Manitoba,...
A Prince Albert Woman is one of 20 recipients of a national scholarship. The RBC Future Launch Indigenous Youth Scholarship awards 20 scholarships annually to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students across the country. The scholarship is valued at up to $10,000 per...
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology is celebrating the grand opening of their Pawacikewikamik Nutrien MakerLodge innovative lab. The new lab contains several pieces of innovative technology, including a 3d printer, virtual reality headsets, a Tesla Model...
