by MBC News | Jul 22, 2021
The Back to Batoche Days festival gets underway this weekend. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival will once again be held virtually. Festivities begin Thursday night and wrap up on Sunday. Traditional events include fiddle, square dancing and jig competitions....
by MBC News | Jul 22, 2021
The Black Lake Denesuline First Nation is in lock down. In a notice to members, Chief and Council said the lock down, which will be in effect until August 5, is being put in place to reduce the spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant. Community members who have serious...
by MBC News | Jul 22, 2021
(Photo: Old Cemetery in La Ronge. Courtesy of Chief Tammy Cook-Searson Facebook.) WARNING: This story contains distressing content A northern Saskatchewan First Nation is about to conduct a ground-penetrating radar search of a cemetery belonging to an Anglican Church...
by MBC News | Jul 22, 2021
A fire ban for La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has been lifted as of 10 a.m. Thursday. A ban was issued July 9 due to dry conditions. The La Ronge Regional Fire Department said in a statement the ban has been rescinded due to recent precipitation,...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2021
The Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) is continuing their work to raise awareness about the importance of advancing reconciliation. Tuesday in Saskatoon, the STC put on a walk which brought out 300 people from various groups and organizations. Tribal Chief Mark Arcand...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2021
La Ronge’s Scattered Site Outreach Program, operated by the Kikinahk Friendship Centre, won’t be providing their overnight shelter or extended hours for the coming winter season. The Centre announced this in a letter addressed to tri-community leadership earlier...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2021
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan appointed its provincial cabinet on Tuesday. The naming of the new cabinet follows the MN-S election on May 29. President Glen McCallum has appointed ministers to a total of 17 portfolios. Newly appointed ministers include McCallum and...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2021
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The StarPhoenix Shoal Lake Cree Nation members are returning home after wildfires forced the community to evacuate. Chief Marcel Head says about half of the 300 band members who were forced to leave are coming home...
by MBC News | Jul 20, 2021
Buffalo Narrows RCMP say they seized more than 130 grams of crack cocaine and two firearms from a local residence Monday night. The items were seized after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Cubby Street. Thirty-nine-year-old Bernel McLeod and...
by MBC News | Jul 20, 2021
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling on churches to release all school records to First Nations. “These survivors and their families have suffered enough. They had to fight to survive, they shouldn’t have to continuing fighting for a proper...
