U of S Associate Professor with the School of Public Health and Co-Lead of the Safe Water for Health Research Team Lalita Baradwaj. Photo by Joel Willick. First Nations in the province continue to face barriers to clean drinking water, but a forum at Dakota Dunes...
Results from Wednesday night’s municipal elections continue to trickle in for northern Saskatchewan. There are a few communities where the torch is being passed; some by choice and others by defeat. In the town of La Ronge, Ron Woytowich has been elected as...
Matt Heley is officially the CEO of New North. Photo courtesy www.newnorthsask.org For the first time in a decade, New North has someone different at its helm. Matt Heley has been the acting Chief Executive Officer since late September and was officially named as CEO...
Downtown Regina. Photo courtesy of tourismregina.com Aboriginal candidates were shut out in yesterday’s civic election in Regina, but Indigenous issues did play a role in the outcomes. This is according to a group that represents off-reserve and non-status Indians in...
Organizing team for the STC Justice Symposium. Crystal Laplante standing in the back. Photo by Joel Willick. A conference in Saskatoon this week is taking a look at how mental health and addictions play out in restorative justice. The Saskatoon Tribal Council Justice...
FSIN Fall Legislation Assembly in Yorkton. Photo by Joel Willick The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is demanding immediate funding from the federal government to support initiatives to prevent youth suicides. The FSIN passed a resolution at its fall...
Warren McCallum (centre) speaks to his lawyer after leaving court on Oct. 12. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The urban councillor position for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has sat empty for more than 10 months, but a federal court decision changes that. The Peter...
Doreen and Barry Reid at the Smoke Signals machine where they won $1.5 million. Photo courtesy SIGA The Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford had a lot of excitement on Sunday, with a visitor winning $1.5 million. Tisdale’s Doreen Reid was playing the Smoke Signals...
Photo courtesy of indspire.ca Another honour will be given to the man who headed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Murray Sinclair will be the recipient of the lifetime achievement award by the INDSPIRE organization. The award is the highest honour the...
Dr. James Irvine and Lac La Ronge Chief Tammy Cook-Searson. Suicide is a tough topic, but leaders in the north know they can’t afford to avoid talking about it. This month, four girls have taken their lives in northern Saskatchewan. Two of the girls were from...
