by MBC News | Sep 28, 2023
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) has taken one step in helping to solve the teacher shortage in northeast Saskatchewan. The First Nation has partnered with the Northern Lights School Division and the University of Saskatchewan to create a Cree Teacher Education...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2023
By: Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SASKTODAY.ca A new agreement between the federal government and the Kinistin Saulteaux Nation will compensate the nation for the agricultural equipment it was promised but didn’t receive. Treaty 4,...
by Joel Willick | Sep 27, 2023
An Indigenous beading store in Saskatoon has unveiled a new mural on the side of their building. His Bead, Saskatoon’s first Indigenous beading store, celebrated the unveiling of their new mural on Wednesday morning. The store is owned my Metis entrepreneur...
by Joel Willick | Sep 27, 2023
English River First Nation is now the owner of what has been described as Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned coffee company. Des Nedhe Group, the economic arm of the First Nation, has partnered with Roadhouse Coffee to create Solstice Coffee. The new company...
by Joel Willick | Sep 26, 2023
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is putting a hard line on people with complex needs at their emergency Wellness Centre. This means as of October 1, people actively using drugs or presenting other similar complex needs will no longer be welcome. “We have seen an increase...
by MBC News | Sep 26, 2023
Schools in Deschambault Lake were put on lockdown this morning as RCMP investigated a possible discharge of a firearm. Mounties say shortly before noon, officers received a report of bear mace being deployed at a home in that community and that a firearm may be...
by MBC News | Sep 26, 2023
A new school has opened in Blaine Lake. Students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 walked into their new school earlier this month. “This is a very exciting day and I know this is more than just a building, it’s a state-of-the art hub for students, teachers, staff and the...
by MBC News | Sep 26, 2023
The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan said while it supports the intent of federal legislation to establish a national committee on reconciliation, it cannot support the Bill in its current form. Bill C-29, would create an Indigenous-led council for reconciliation, to provide...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2023
As Heather Bear seeks re-election for fourth Vice-Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, she said First Nations and its People are at a critical period. Bear, who has been with the FSIN for nine years explained that political and social issues are...
by MBC News | Sep 22, 2023
A former councillor with the Waheton Dakota First Nation is seeking election for fourth Vice-Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). Curtis Standing is contesting two others, as the FSIN conducts Executive elections for two positions....
