Metis getting set to make their mark
Swearing in of Chief Electoral Officer, Loretta Metzger. Photo courtesy of mnselection.ca It will be a wide open race for the job of president of Metis Nation Saskatchewan. The vote will be held May 27th. The current president, Robert Doucette, is not seeking...
Co-author reflects on ‘Augie’ Merasty’s legacy during province-wide book tour
Joseph ‘Augie’ Merasty. Photo courtesy Facebook. No one could have foreseen how the One Book One Province Saskatchewan reading tour of The Education of Augie Merasty would play out. Originally, 87-year-old Joseph ‘Augie’ Merasty was slated to...
Saulteaux First Nation opens new recreation and cultural centre
Youth recreation centre open on Saulteaux First Nation. Photo courtesy FSIN. It was a day of celebration on the North Battleford-area Saulteaux First Nation as the community officially opened its new Youth Recreation and Cultural Centre. The cost of the new 4,000...
Assembly of First Nations responds to federal child and family support announcement
Leadership of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation signs an agreement with Minister Carolyn Bennett while AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde looks on. Photo courtesy Minister Carolyn Bennett, Facebook. The federal government says a Friday announcement of additional funding to...
Job numbers show First Nations unemployment nearly 3 times provincial average
Photo courtesy Statistics Canada, Facebook. The First Nations unemployment rate in the province is nearly three times the provincial average. The latest numbers from Statistics Canada for the month of February indicate the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal...
Further murder charges laid in Pelican Narrows teen death
Murder victim Mark Clarence Michel. Photo courtesy Facebook. Mounties say they arrested three males this week in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Mark Michel, who died Feb. 28 in Pelican Narrows. River Jason James Charles, 19, Layton Adolph McCallum, 22, and...
Northern Sask MP in ‘disbelief’ over Senator’s Indian Residential School remarks, calls for resignation
Senator Lynn Beyak pictured with fellow committee members on March 8. Photo courtesy Twitter, @SenateCA. It’s been an upsetting week for Indian Residential School survivors across Canada, after a senator said the good done in those schools has been overshadowed...
New Red Earth chief speaks after 1st week in office following controversial election
Red Earth Cree Nation teepee. Photo courtesy Facebook. The new Chief of Red Earth Cree Nation is settling in after winning last week’s election by just one vote in the initial count and a recount. Miller Nawayakas is no stranger to the position; he was chief...