by Joel Willick | Apr 14, 2023
The Saskatoon Tribal Council held the grand opening of a new facility designed to help women transition back to society following incarceration. The Īkwēkīcik iskwēwak or “turning their life around” housing project is a facility designed to house 18 women for up to 18...
by Joel Willick | Apr 14, 2023
For the first time in several years all nine Dakota and Lakota nations in Saskatchewan gathered to speak on shared interests. The Dakota and Lakota Gathering has been taking place this week at Dakota Dunes Conference Centre on Whitecap Dakota First Nation – the first...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2023
A software company owned by Kitsaki Management is looking to help more people find work in the technology sector. PLATO, a software testing company which is majority owned by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s (LLRIB) economic development arm, is offering a training...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2023
Two men are facing charges after an armed home invasion in La Ronge Wednesday morning. In a media release sent out Thursday afternoon RCMP said three masked men forced their way into a home on the 100 block of Nikik Road looking for a man. Police said once the...
by Joel Willick | Apr 13, 2023
Onion Lake Cree Nation is taking the provincial government to court over the Saskatchewan First Act. The controversial legislation which recently received royal assent has received threats of legal action from many Indigenous groups, but Onion Lake is the first to...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will not be approaching the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement. Speaking to reporters at a grocery store in Regina today, Trudeau made it clear that jurisdiction over natural resources are constitutionally exclusive...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2023
By Roman Hayter An outdoor Indigenous celebration focusing on honouring and celebrating Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis heritage is taking place this week. The festival, at the Wascana Centre, will be divided into two sessions on Saturday, April 15, and will...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2023
Photo of Federal Justice Minister David Lametti There are two points that Assembly of First Nations chiefs and federal Justice Minister David Lametti agree on when it comes to the draft national action plan for Canada’s United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2023
By Roman Hayter The Kikinahk Friendship Centre’s shuttle service has come to an end. The shuttle service began its operations in October will cease due to a lack of funding, shuttering an essential service. “We found out that it was a really beneficial and...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2023
La Ronge RCMP said they have secured a home in that community on a report of an assault with a weapon. Mounties responded to the home at approximately 8 AM. Authorities say people involved are known to each other. No one is in custody and the investigation continues....
