Two Children Killed In Makwa Sahgaiechan First Nation House Fire

by | Feb 17, 2015

An 18-month-old girl and a two-year-old boy died in a house fire on a Saskatchewan First Nation early Tuesday morning. Loon Lake RCMP were called to the Makwa Sahgaiechan First Nation at about 1:30 a.m. to find the house fully engulfed in flames. A man carrying the...

Northern Sask Trappers’ Convention Begins In PA

by | Feb 17, 2015

“As long as our Indian people are hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering our treaties will never be extinguished,” Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Vice-Chief Bobby Cameron says. This was the message he delivered to trappers gathered at the Northern...

Hatchet Lake Woman Speaks Out Against High Power Bill

by | Feb 17, 2015

A northern Saskatchewan woman has written to her MLA about a huge bill she recently received from SaskPower. Earlier this month, Hatchet Lake resident Anne Robillard got a monthly power bill in the amount of $11,500. Robillard was able to convince SaskPower it had...

Police Contnue To Search For CRDN Fuel Thief

by | Feb 17, 2015

RCMP are looking for a fuel thief on the Clearwater River Dene First Nation. Sometime between Dec. 19 and Jan. 8, an unidentified man entered a property belonging to the treatment centre on the First nation and stole fuel from vans. It is believed the same person...

Aboriginal Youth Leadership Symposium Kicks Off In Saskatoon

by | Feb 17, 2015

Twenty people are taking part in the Aboriginal Youth Leadership Symposium this week. The symposium is open to Aboriginal youth between the ages of 19 and 29. As part of the event, participants take part in workshops on finance, traditional knowledge and governance....

MN-S to Lay Off Most of its Staff This Weekend

by | Feb 13, 2015

The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan’s Saskatoon office is down to two staff members due to financial difficulties and closure of the organization’s doors may not be far behind. At one time, the organization employed as many as 30 people. Recent staff layoffs...