Saskatchewan fire officials say there is no imminent threat to the communities of La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene Nation, but they continue to monitor the situation. Officials are on the ground in the village and reserve helping community leaders prepare in...
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says his government will be issuing an official apology for the so-called “60’s Scoop”, possibly even before the legislature resumes sitting in the fall. Today was the final day of the session, and it ended without the...
Dogged termination by Delores Stevenson has paid off. Her quest for answers into the January 2015 death of her niece Nadine Machisknic has led to the announcement of an inquest. “I cried tears of happiness and I am very grateful this is happening,” she said. The...
Next week, Spiritwood and surrounding reserves will come together to remember a shooting that stunned the nation and took the lives of two RCMP officers. On July 7, 2006, Constable Robin Cameron and Constable Marc Bourdages were both shot by a man they had been...
In May, the Saskatoon Health Region introduced a new smudging facilitation policy to better enhance patient access to the traditional practice. Now, the health region is working to educate all of their stuff on smudging and the new policy. According to the health...
Photo courtesy metisnation.ca Next month, the Minister of Indigenous Affairs is expected to honour a commitment to visit Ile-a-la-Crosse. Minister Carolyn Bennett’s office contacted the Metis National Council on Wednesday to confirm July 15 as the date...
Delores Stevenson holds a photo of family member Nadine Machiskinic Pressure from media agencies has sped up the chief coroner’s response to the demand for answers in Nadine Machiskinic’s death. On Wednesday afternoon, Chief Coroner Kent Stewart issued a...
RCMP officers in Beauval are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man after he failed to arrive in English River First Nation. Shawn Michael Norman was reported missing by his family yesterday because he was supposed to arrive in English River on...
A new report from Statistics Canada says Aboriginal people in the country are the victims of violent crimes at a significantly higher rate than non-Aboriginal. The report, entitled Victimization of Aboriginal people in Canada, examined a number of forms of violence or...
The Regina property owner tried to negotiate an end to the occupation this week saying he needed the tents to be removed so he could do some landscaping work in front of the building, but the “ Colonialism No More” group has refused. The tent village sprung up in...
