by MBC News | Feb 28, 2017
Frank Asapace. Photo courtesy of the FSIN. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is extending condolences to the family of famed pow wow dancer and Aboriginal rights activist Frank Asapace, who passed away on Monday. Asapace grew up on the Kawacatoose First...
by MBC News | Feb 28, 2017
Aboriginal author Joseph Auguste “Augie” Merasty, passed away Monday morning in Prince Albert at the age of 87. He was well known for his book The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir, which covers his boyhood at St. Therese Residential...
by MBC News | Feb 27, 2017
Mother and baby at conference in Fort Qu’Appelle. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. First Nations mothers are learning how to reconnect with their children to become better parents. It is part of the rebuilding process caused in part by residential schools,...
by MBC News | Feb 27, 2017
The federal government will be investing one million dollars into research projects that will look to address the growing concern of dementia in the Indigenous population across the country. Two research firms will study approaches that combine Indigenous practices...
by MBC News | Feb 27, 2017
Stony Rapids. Photo courtesy of tourismsaskatchewan.com The Prince Albert Police Service has been asked to conduct an independent, external investigation of a drowning in Stony Rapids that was precipitated by a police chase. Mounties say they responded to a complaint...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2017
Wild rice harvesting in northern Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Kandis Riese, Riese Photography. For the third straight year, coverage for wild rice producers under the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Program remains the same. However, premiums are on the way up. For...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2017
Glen McCallum, Pinehouse Director of Social Development. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. A unique addictions recovery project run by the Village of Pinehouse has expanded, but village officials would like to expand even more. It used to run only for a couple of...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2017
Makwa Sahgaiehcan Chief Richard Ben. Photo from Facebook. Richard Ben is still the chief of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation — but it was a close election result yesterday. The official results haven’t been made available, but the chief electoral...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2017
File photo A Prince Albert prosecutor is mulling over launching an appeal after a teen was sentenced for shooting another boy in the face last January. The offender was initially charged with attempted murder but the plea was later reduced to aggravated assault. He...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2017
People from all walks of life have submitted videos to the We Matter video campaign. Photo courtesy We Matter, Facebook. The We Matter campaign for Indigenous Youth is hitting the road, with plans to hold workshops in northern Saskatchewan in mid-March. Northwest...
