Limited funds to meet huge demands for First Nations students

Limited funds to meet huge demands for First Nations students

by | Sep 14, 2016

First Nations University of Canada. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The vice president of academics at the First Nations University of Canada, Lynn Wells, is encouraged by the remarkable growth in the number of Aboriginal students taking classes at the province’s...
Montreal Lake Cree Nation fire update

Montreal Lake Cree Nation fire update

by | Sep 14, 2016

File photo. RCMP say foul play is not suspected following a house fire last week at Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Autopsies have been completed in Saskatoon. The victims have been identified as a 36-year-old woman and a 23-month-old girl, both from Montreal Lake. Police...
Historic visit to Treaty Four Protocol Ceremony

Historic visit to Treaty Four Protocol Ceremony

by | Sep 14, 2016

Canada’s Governor General, David Johnston. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. It was a visit 142 years in the making and it was well received. Canada’s Governor General, David Johnston, took part in the Treaty Four Protocol Ceremony in Fort Qu’Appelle on Tuesday...
16-year-old from Cowessess First Nation goes missing

16-year-old from Cowessess First Nation goes missing

by | Sep 13, 2016

Norma Shepherd. Photo courtesy Broadview RCMP Mounties are trying to confirm that a 16-year-old girl from Cowessess First Nation is unharmed after last being seen getting into a man’s truck after leaving a home on the reserve. On September 9, Norma Shepherd was...
Northern Saskatchewan remembers 104-year-old Elder

Northern Saskatchewan remembers 104-year-old Elder

by | Sep 12, 2016

Sarazine Bebe Ratt passed at 104. Photo courtesy Mary Ruelling, Facebook People from all over English River First Nation are sharing their memories of a 104-year-old Elder who died last week. Sarazine Bebe Ratt was also known as Kokum Bebe, and was still living...

Shots fired at taxi cab on Lac La Ronge Indian Band

by | Sep 12, 2016

La Ronge RCMP are seeking the public’s help after shots were fired at a taxi cab on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Police say they were called to a complaint of gunshots on Royal Street early Saturday morning at around 12:25am. After an investigation it was...

Grand plans to mark the next 40 years at FNUniv

by | Sep 12, 2016

Light beacons forming a giant teepee in the night sky, a memorial wall and a centrepiece fountain are all part of the plans to help make the First Nations University of Canada a national gathering place to honour and remember victims of residential schools. Details of...