by MBC News | Dec 16, 2020
A Saskatoon Indigenous theatre’s Christmas production premiered Wednesday night not on stage but in a virtual format. Leave it to Weavers is being put on by the Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre. Jennifer Dawn Bishop is the theatre’s artistic director. She said...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2020
The Assembly of First Nations is condemning comments made by Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, in which he said to a group of Ryerson University students that the creation of residential schools was to “meant to try to provide an education,” to First Nations children....
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2020
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is reporting 347 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities. The far northeast region continues to report the most active cases with 147. The north west has the second highest number of active cases with 94. The...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2020
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne agrees with the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) about the importance of having Indigenous people in leadership position with the police service. The mayor added he believes it is important to have Indigenous people present in areas...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2020
Former Prince Albert police deputy chief Jason Stonechild has taken on a major role with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. The FSIN announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon that Stonechild has been appointed as executive director of justice and...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2020
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s three commissioners say its calls to action are at a critical juncture. It’s been five years since the TRC’s final report was released and Senator Murray Sinclair, Chief Wilton Littlechild and Dr. Marie Wilson met Tuesday...
