Taxpayers federation ‘outraged’ over Cote expenses

Taxpayers federation ‘outraged’ over Cote expenses

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the chief of Cote First Nation has some explaining to do. It costs more than $1 million to run the band council for the First Nation – which is located northeast of Regina – and the chief was paid nearly $200,000 in salary and...

Keeseekoose man found dead in car in Kamsack-area field

This week, a man was found dead in a Kamsack-area field inside a car that had been previously reported stolen. A farmer called the RCMP after the discovery on Monday. The RCMP determined the car had been there for 10 days. It seems the driver had been trying to cross...

Back to school backpacks for inner city students

On Thursday, the Saskatoon Tribal Council and PotashCorp helped hundreds of kids in Saskatoon get ready to go back to school next week. The tribal council and the mining company handed out 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to inner city children at the White...

UPDATE: Onion Lake charges say man who fired shots was drunk

A man from a Battlefords-area hamlet now faces charges after shots were fired in Onion Lake this week. Todd William Rousseau, 44, was arrested after the RCMP responded to a call about a man with a gun on the First Nation. The RCMP reports he’s from Delmas. His charges...
Funding cuts loom for Saskatchewan First Nations

Funding cuts loom for Saskatchewan First Nations

Time is running out for dozens of Saskatchewan First Nations who will face funding cuts next week unless they get their paperwork done for the First Nations Federal Financial Transparency Act. The deadline to file was actually the end of July, but Ottawa won’t start...
Indigenous youths show life through their lens

Indigenous youths show life through their lens

An art exhibit at a Prince Albert gallery is displaying work from a project that helps indigenous youths express themselves. “Sometimes children can take a camera and they can show you how they live,” said Aleyna May Morin, artistic and cultural leader for the...

Saskatchewan recognizes First Nations jurisdiction on education

The province and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) signed an understanding recognizing First Nations jurisdiction on education on Wednesday. Both sides agree the inherent and treaty right to education remains a federal Crown responsibility. FSIN...