Wanuskewin and SIGA have been nominated for the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence for 2017. SIGA’s Gold Eagle Casino is nominated for the Service Excellence Award and the organization itself has been nominated for Tourism Employer of the Year and...
Elders with the LLRIB travelled to Nova Scotia last week as a part of the Strengthening and Revitalizing Indigenous Language and Culture Conference, which was hosted by the Indigenous Leadership and Development Institute. Twenty-six communities met for a gathering,...
The recent cases of Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie have led many to question how the Canadian Justice System represents Indigenous victims and offenders. A circle discussion at the University of Saskatchewan on Monday afternoon brought together three Indigenous...
A new RCMP commissioner has been selected following a series of interviews with a committee, including Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief, Tammy Cook-Searson. Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that Brenda Lucki will serve as the new commissioner when he visited...
It has been an unprecedented reaction from Saskatoon police in response to several drug overdoses in the city over the weekend. Police say on Saturday alone, they responded to six calls of people experiencing an overdose. Two of these individuals died, while four...
Officials with Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation are celebrating that they no longer being co-managed by Indigenous Affairs. “We’ve actually been in co-management for just over a decade I believe,” said Chief Roy Petit. “Now, we’re...
