by MBC News | Oct 26, 2017
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh meeting with delegates at the FSIN Assembly in Saskatoon. Photo by Joel Willick. The newly elected leader of the federal NDP party says actions are stronger than words when dealing with government and Indigenous relations. Jagmeet Singh...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2017
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. File photo. The chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says he wants compensation for the Sixties Scoop, along with an apology. Premier Brad Wall gave his throne speech yesterday, but made no mention of an apology for the...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Premier Brad Wall. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The throne speech, opening a new session of the Saskatchewan Legislature, does a little more backpedalling on the provincial government’s direction on a couple of major fronts and makes no mention of an apology for...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Nyesha Squirrel. Photo courtesy of RCMP. Police are looking for Nyesha Squirrel, a 14-year-old girl, who was last seen Monday morning near Rose Valley. Nyesha is described as an Aboriginal female. She is 5’5″ tall, 149 pounds, with shoulder length brown...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Junction of Highway 106 and 135 in September. Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Department of Highways. The member nations of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations agree the province’s policy to manage forest fires rather than suppress needs to be...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Lucky Man First Nation Chief Crystal Okemaw gives the women’s commission address at the FSIN legislative assembly in Saskatoon. Photo by Joel Willick. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations passed a motion rejecting provincial policy on hunting...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Photo courtesy of FSIN The 2018 Tony Cote First Nation Winter Games will be coming to northern Saskatchewan. Three Prince Albert Grand Council communities were selected to host the games in the northeast part of the province. Red Earth, Shoal Lake and Cumberland House...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Woodland caribou. Photo courtesy of Junior Tremblay, Twitter. A long-awaited provincial plan on how to protect the boreal woodland caribou is expected to be released next week. The draft plan is the result of years of research and consultations with various groups,...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Photo courtesy of Regina Police Service Police are looking for Julian Bitternose, an 11-year-old boy, who was last seen in Regina on Tuesday afternoon. Julian is 4’5” tall, 65 pounds, with a thin build and short brown, Mohawk-styled hair. Police do not believe the boy...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2017
Photo courtesy of Statistics Canada More than 16 per cent of Saskatchewan’s population is Aboriginal, making it the youngest and fastest growing demographic in the Canadian population. The latest census numbers were released today by Statistics Canada. Over the last...
