New community center opens in Hall Lake

New community center opens in Hall Lake

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band officially opens its new cultural facility in Hall Lake. The new facility is intended to help youth connect with their culture. “We’re using the building to go back and teach our children how we lived in the old days, before furnaces...
LLRIB reasserts on drugs and crime in First Nations housing

LLRIB reasserts on drugs and crime in First Nations housing

By Roman Hayter The Lac La Ronge Indian Band recently released a letter reasserting their stance on drugs and crime in on-reserve housing. The letter reiterates the band’s no-compromise, non-negotiable stand against drug-related and other illegal activities...
Flying Dust Actor stars in new hockey comedy

Flying Dust Actor stars in new hockey comedy

Left to right: Jordan Nolan, Brandon Nolan, Jon Mirasty. (Courtesy of Google Images.) By Roman Hayter A former professional hockey player from Saskatchewan is preparing to film season 2 of a popular Canadian television program. “Shoresy” is a Canadian...
Legal action considered over Crown land sales

Legal action considered over Crown land sales

One Saskatchewan First Nation is contemplating legal action to halt the sale or lease of Crown lands. The Onion Lake Cree Nation said it is not being consulted on proposed auctions, stating one such auction is slated for the end of January. “The loss of use due to...
A new youth center opens in Grandmother’s Bay

A new youth center opens in Grandmother’s Bay

By Roman Hayter The Lac La Ronge Indian Band held a grand opening for its latest youth center The event introduced the new youth center as well as showcased the community’s newest subdivision. The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Tammy Cook-Searson, said...