by MBC News | Jan 31, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
The La Ronge Ice Wolves suffered their seventh straight setback Thursday at home when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Notre Dame Hounds. “We were losing a lot of battles there, near the end — especially,” said Ice Wolves Assistant Coach Gaelan Patterson. “There’s...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2019 | Current News
The Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation says it will not be exploring the economic potentials of marijuana. “As a supporter of all articles of Treaty, we don’t in anyway support the use or sale of any intoxicating substance on our lands,” says a letter from Okimahkan...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
It was a very healthy 2018 fiscal year for the La Ronge Ice Wolves. Documents revealed recently show the team only lost $299. Lynnette Merriman serves on the board of directors for the hockey club and is the team’s treasurer. She attributes the strong financial...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2019 | Current News
Saskatoon’s Wanuskewin Heritage Park has a new CEO. Wanuskewin has announced Darlene Brander will be taking over as the park’s top executive officer effective Mar. 4. In a sense, Brander is coming back home. She worked as an Aboriginal awareness coordinator at the...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2019 | Current News
Citizens of Cumberland Spruce Island (formally the John Cochrane Band) recently discovered the disturbing legacy of who their Nation is named after. Prince William, Duke of Cumberland was nicknamed, ‘the butcher’ after killing hundreds of Scottish people in the...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2019 | Current News
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is mourning the loss of one of its oldest elders. Believed to be 102-years-old, Sarah Bear passed away on Monday at a Prince Albert hospital due to complications of old age. The community is now remembering her for the lessons of culture...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2019 | Current News
It is a rare opportunity for fire firefighters in the File Hills area today, as they will be getting training experience through a controlled burn of a house on the Star Blanket Cree Nation. The First Nation has donated a vacant duplex to be burnt down. “There have...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2019 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council is offering a workshop this week to help people dealing with the trauma of a loved one that has gone missing or been killed. James Smith Cree Nation Elder Shirley Sanderson is one of the people working in a support role at the event....
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2019 | Current News
A Regina man is hoping to reignite traditional Indigenous languages in North America through an online video song challenge. Mansil Fiddler started the monthly First Nations YouTube Song Challenge in 2015 when he was learning Cree and realized it was easier to...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2019 | Current News
Reconciliation Saskatoon has launched a new website to assist people with their reconciliation journey. ConnectR provides users with a variety of calls to action for reconciliation. “There’s many people who care but don’t know where to start or do nothing for fear of...
