by MBC News | Mar 9, 2017
La Loche Dene High School. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. La Loche community members are in mourning as they prepare funerals for three people who died on the weekend, including two Dene High School students. One teen lost his life to suicide on the weekend, another died...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2017
Presenter Drew Hayden Taylor at the conference on Thursday. Photo courtesy Maverick_Ross, Twitter. First Nation educators are gathered in Saskatoon for the next two days to promote language learning in classrooms in First Nation schools. The Full Circle Language...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2017
Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks at the Thursday announcement in Ottawa. Photo courtesy GovCan – Indigenous Peoples, Facebook. Indigenous Affairs says Saskatchewan is one of three provinces containing 90 per cent of long-term on-reserve drinking water advisories across...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2017
Stillshot of City of Saskatoon Twitter video with Saskatoon Light & Power’s Kevin Hudson. The Saskatoon Tribal Council is preparing to enter a formal agreement with the city of Saskatoon for a new hydropower generation project at the weir on the South...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2017
Chief Bobby Cameron. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Federation of Sovereign Nations Chief Bobby Cameron says illegal outfitting in the province goes well beyond First Nations, and it’s a point he will be making clear when he meets with Environment Minister Scott Moe later...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2017
A 30-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court today after a death last week on the Mistawasis First Nation. Danny Ledoux who is from Mistawasis is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Cindy Joseph of Ahtahkakoop...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2017
RCMP insignia. File photo. Loon Lake RCMP are investigating a house fire on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation that happened Tuesday evening. Upon arrival at the residence at around 10:15 p.m., an RCMP news release says officers saw the house was fully engulfed in...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2017
Photo posted by FSIN on conference Facebook page. Prosperity through partnerships – that’s the theme for a two-day conference hosted by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations at TCU Place in Saskatoon. The conference, which started on Wednesday, brought...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2017
Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck There is a lot of excitement about a new high school pilot project that is offering cash, trades experience and credits to Indigenous high school students. Today, the FSIN signed a partnership agreement with Your Choice Homes to try...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2017
The March 3 vote count. Photo courtesy Facebook, Rosalene Head. It’s been six days since Red Earth Cree Nation band members went to the polls, and after a tight race and vote recount the Chief Electoral Officer finally has election results to report. Miller...
