by MBC News | Jul 20, 2022
The Town of La Ronge is in search of a new Mayor. Colin Ratushniak announced Tuesday evening he resigned his position on Council and will be leaving that northern community in early August for new employment. “Professionally, I’m so happy but personally, it is...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2022
A newly elected Metis local in northern Saskatchewan is appealing for a greater relationship with its provincial body. The A La Baie Métis Local 21, home to the Sakitawak Metis, in the historic Metis community of Ile a la Crosse, wants a better relationship with the...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for criminal charges to be laid after an assault this past weekend in Battleford. In a media release sent out Tuesday the FSIN said a man from the Poundmaker Cree Nation was in a yard in Battelford...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2022
Regina residents have launched an ethics complaint against a City Councillor for comments made toward Indigenous People. The complaint has the backing of 47 residents and is seeking to have Terina Shaw removed from Council. The Regina Leader-Post reports that the...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2022
Six people are swimming 163 kilometers of Lake Diefenbaker tomorrow to help raise funds for women’s shelters in the province. The swimmers will take turns covering the Lake, looking to raise $10,000 for the Piwapan Women’s Centre in La Ronge and the YWCA in...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2022
The membership of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) are being asked to vote on some proposed changes to the band’s election act. Five possible changes are being presented to membership, one of the biggest possible changes involves electronic voting and if...
by Joel Willick | Jul 15, 2022
Wanuskewin Heritage Park was the host for a historic signing of the Buffalo Treaty on Friday afternoon. The Buffalo Treaty was originally signed in 2014 on Blackfeet territory in Montana. The treaty is is an agreement between indigenous people across North America for...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2022
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan has decided against taking possession of the former Rivier Academy in Prince Albert. City Council passed a discretionary use permit at their meeting in April and the Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2022
A Senate report recommends Canada overhaul its consent processes for medical procedures, after a study found Indigenous women were forced or coerced into tubal ligation or sterilizations without being properly consulted. The 46-page report outlines 13 recommendations,...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2022
Survivors of Canada’s Federal Indian Day schools who didn’t submit a claim can still be part of a Class Action lawsuit even though the deadline to submit was Wednesday. An extension request can be made to the settlement process until January of 2023 with...
