by MBC News | Apr 14, 2022
A Saskatchewan NDP MLA is looking to change the way consultations are done with First Nations in the province. Wednesday Betty Nippi-Albright the party’s critic for First Nations and Métis relations introduced a bill which calls for big changes to the way the...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2022
The man who pleaded guilty to killing his parents and young son along with attempting to kill his daughter has received his sentence. Nathaniel Carrier was given a sentence of 25 years to life for first degree murder, two additional sentences of 18 years to life along...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2022
The mother of an Indigenous child said she was scared to learn that her infant son had suffered a broken right femur while in the care of the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon. Teelay Soosay said she went to visit seven-month-old Tobias in the hospital on...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2022
The Tony Cote First Nation Summer games are back. With the Saskatchewan Health Authority lifting many restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic it was officially announced this week that the games will be returning for the first time since the pandemic began. The return...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2022
The Sports Director for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is apologizing to a youth hockey team for twice incorrectly stating their team name. Corey O’Soup was presenting a trophy and banner to the U9 Beardy’s Blackhawks, but referenced them as the...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for answers after a baby allegedly broke his leg at the Jim Pattison Children’s hospital. Tobias Soosay was born prematurely this past September and has been at the hospital ever since. According to the...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2022
Two people are facing several charges after a series of alleged assaults on Montreal Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say a man and woman committed a series of assaults in the community this past Wednesday with one of the assaults reportedly involving bear mace. When officers...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2022
A Saskatoon MLA is looking to incorporate more Indigenous culture into provincial politics. The New Democrats Betty Nippi-Albright is advocating to have a pipe ceremony performed prior to the opening of each Legislative session. “For myself, as a First Nations,...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2022
By: Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) recently announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors. The following four are the new board of directors: Perry Bellegarde, former...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2022
Northern Saskatchewan’s Member of Parliament is speaking out about the recent federal budget. Among the spending priorities laid out by the federal government in last week’s budget was a commitment to spend over $4 billion to help improve housing and infrastructure on...
