by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
A man wanted after a shooting earlier this month on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation is now in custody. RCMP said they arrested 31-year-old Dominic Ahenakew this past weekend at a home on the First Nation after they served a search warrant. Ahenakew is charged with...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
Saskatchewan RCMP are asking residents in 10 northern communities to head to their local detachments if they need assistance. The announcement comes on the heels of a Sasktel outage which RCMP said is effecting a range of communities in the north including Green Lake,...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
(Photo of the Brandon Residential School. Courtesy of the Manitoba Historical Society.) By: Miranda Leybourne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun WARNING: Disturbing content Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is asking the public to come forward with any...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
Dr. Alexandra King (MD), a citizen of Nipissing First Nation and the Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellness, leads research into inclusive health practices at the University of Saskatchewan. PHOTO BY UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN By: Kimiya Shokoohi, Local...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2023
The province’s revised Consultation Policy Framework is receiving wide criticism, suggesting it doesn’t go far enough. The policy released Friday increases consultation timelines for Indigenous communities, suspends Crown land lease and sales auctions for two years,...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2023
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The federal government is inviting the Indigenous nations that have land along the Trans Mountain pipeline to a meeting to discuss a special-purpose vehicle that will allow them to have an...