by MBC News | Feb 15, 2024
Wanuskewin Heritage Park has received a financial boost toward its goal of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority announced a $50,000 donation Thursday morning to go towards Wanuskewin’s UNESCO Ready Campaign. “The work...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2024
Sweetgrass First Nation is breaking ground on their new school today. The existing school on the First Nation was built in 1976/77 and was recommended for replacement in 2001. Due to a lack of funding only renovations were able to be done, the original wood building...
by bryanorthner | Feb 14, 2024
First Nations in Saskatchewan now have a potential way to alert their members about emergencies in their communities. Wednesday morning at the James Smith Cree Nation band office, FirstAlerts, which is an add on to the Talking Stick app was officially unveiled. The...
by Jenna Smith | Feb 14, 2024
The Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre is holding their annual women’s gathering starting today. The gathering features an Indigenous vendor showcase, multiple empowering speakers and more. The theme of the gathering this year is “Connecting our Sacredness”....
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2024
Prince Albert Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance locating 14-year-old Gillis Cook. Gillis was last seen in the 1900 Block of 14th Street West leaving a residence. Gillis is described as 6 feet tall, 120lbs, having dark medium length hair and brown...
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2024
A murder charge has been laid in a January homicide on the Big Island Cree Nation. Doreen Oseemeemow appeared in court Tuesday, charged with second-degree murder, of a man who was allegedly assaulted at a home on the First Nation January 2. He later died of his...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2024
A man from the Red Earth Cree Nation is dead in what police believe is a hit and run. RCMP responded to a report of an injured man on Highway 163 early Monday morning. The man was declared deceased at the scene. Police say the man was possibly struck by a vehicle,...
by bryanorthner | Feb 13, 2024
The leadership of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is speaking out after the the arrest of 12 people in Pelican Narrows this past weekend. At a virtual media conference Tuesday afternoon the First Nation’s leadership thanked RCMP for their work. PBCN...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2024
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is demanding transparency and accountability concerning the deaths of two Indigenous women at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert. On January 3, authorities put out a statement saying a 23-year-old woman...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2024
Saskatchewan RCMP said they have made a number of arrests and laid a number of charges as a result of operations in Pelican Narrows. RCMP said local detachment officers along with members of the La Ronge Crime Reduction Team arrested 12 people over the past weekend,...
