by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
Federal legislation granting Whitecap Dakota First Nation self governance is now law. On June 30 the First Nation put out a media release announcing that Bill C-51 had been given Royal Assent. The bill officially brings in a self government treaty for the Whitecap...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
By: Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Indigenous communities remain on the front lines of the climate crisis, suffering the worst effects of climate disaster and tragedy. Take the current wildfire season: earlier...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
Jackson Harmon of Hudson Bay, second from left, will be on the Saskatchewan basketball team at the North American Indigenous Games. Photo courtesy of Jackie Harmon By: Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal Jackson Harmon of...
by Joel Willick | Jun 30, 2023
A Cree medicine man accused of sexual assault testified at a hearing to see whether his guilty pleas should be withdrawn. Court also heard from his original legal counsel. 60-year-old Cecil Wolfe is facing 12 counts of sexual assault for allegedly abusing multiple...
by MBC News | Jun 30, 2023
By: Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The lobby group mandated to speak on behalf of off-reserve and Canada’s urban Indigenous population is calling on Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller to step down. The Congress of Aboriginal People...
by MBC News | Jun 30, 2023
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The first woman to serve as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has been expelled from office by about 25 per cent of its members, one year shy of completing her three-year...
by MBC News | Jun 30, 2023
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Indigenous youth say they still face systemic barriers in their academic and professional careers, although there have been improvements, according to a new survey from accounting firm...
by MBC News | Jun 29, 2023
The Government of Canada is going to be providing $7 million to support First Nations clean energy projects. Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement Wednesday while speaking to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. One of the...
by MBC News | Jun 29, 2023
A new display at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon aims to symbolize the bond between the hospital and the Indigenous community. At a special ceremony this week, Indigenous leaders, hospital staff, and members of the Jim Pattison Children’s...
by bryanorthner | Jun 29, 2023
A potential mine site in northern Saskatchewan is receiving opposition due to its potential effects on the environment and lack of consultation. The Foran McIlvenna Bay Project intends to mine 65 million pounds of copper near Hanson Lake. If permitted, opponents...
