Applications for SIGA scholarships now being accepted

Applications for SIGA scholarships now being accepted

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is looking to remind post secondary students about their scholarship program. The First Nations owned gaming authority is offering over 40 separate scholarships which combined are worth around $50,000. Pat Cook, vice...
P.A. Police continue to investigate historical disappearance

P.A. Police continue to investigate historical disappearance

Prince Albert Police say they continue to investigate a historical disappearance. Saturday will mark 36 years since Samuel LaChance went missing. The Big River First Nation man was last seen leaving a home on the West Hill on July 29, 1987. Anyone with information on...
RCMP search for man accused of manslaughter

RCMP search for man accused of manslaughter

RCMP have implicated two individuals in a homicide of a Pelican Lake First Nation man who died following an alleged assault. Mounties say both Nathaniel Sakebow and Chase Cardinal have been charged with manslaughter in the death of 38-year-old Teddy Whitehead....
Update: Marc Miller out at Crown-Indigenous Relations

Update: Marc Miller out at Crown-Indigenous Relations

  12:50 Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders are reacting to today’s cabinet shuffle. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations thanked the outgoing Ministers, particularly Carolyn Bennett and David Lametti. The FSIN stated it wanted to continue working...
Calgary awarded 2027 North American Indigenous Games

Calgary awarded 2027 North American Indigenous Games

By: Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) will be returning to the province where they were first launched. The multi-sport Games were first held in Edmonton back in 1990. It was announced at...
Youth program sees northern yards cleaned up

Youth program sees northern yards cleaned up

A youth mentoring initiative is taking place this summer, organized and operated by Men of The North. The 65-Yard Challenge is a youth mentoring program that takes a select group of youth and allows them to go out and help the community by conducting one-time basic...
Bekevar Wind Energy project underway

Bekevar Wind Energy project underway

Workers have began removing dirt in order to pour concrete for the windmill bases for the Bekevar Wind Energy project in southeast Saskatchewan. Photo by: Clarence Cummins. Sierra D’Souza Butts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter   By: Sierra...