by MBC News | Oct 21, 2019
A University of Saskatchewan professor of Aboriginal Rights and Claims says recently filed land claims suit by the Métis will have to be defined. The Métis nations of Alberta and Saskatchewan have filed a major land claim lawsuit against the federal government that...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2019
A 31-year-old man is facing drug trafficking charges after La Ronge RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band on Friday. RCMP seized approximately 3.75 lbs. of suspected illicit cannabis, $17,800 in cash and additional evidence of...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2019
For the second straight week, a member of the La Ronge Ice Wolves has earned rookie of the week honours. Forward Spencer Kennedy has been named the SJHL Rookie of the Week. In three games this past week, the Lethbridge, AB product collected five points. During...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2019
It was a tough weekend for the Cumberland House Islanders and Senator Myles Venne Huskies as both teams lost their respective games at the Northern Saskatchewan High School Football League championships in Prince Albert. In a tight Tier One game on Saturday,...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2019
The La Ronge Ice Wolves were looking for the weekend sweep of the Yorkton Terriers in Churchbridge, but that did not happen, as the Terriers prevailed 3-2 in overtime. “It was a pretty tight-checking game here tonight, I thought both teams competed a lot harder than...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2019
The La Ronge Ice Wolves started a short two-game swing with a 6-4 victory in Yorkton on Friday night versus the Terriers. “It’s good to get the points, but it was a pretty sloppy game,” said Ice Wolves Associate Coach Gaelan Patterson. “We had a lot of passengers, so...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2019
A new cannabis dispensary will hold a grand opening in Regina next Friday, as the Zagimē Anishinabēk Nation, formally the Sakimay First Nation will embark on a medical dispensary. The third dispensary for a Saskatchewan First Nation came following a June referendum,...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2019
Two Sask. First Nations are another step closer to enforcing and prosecuting their laws on-reserve. The Muskoday First Nation, the Whitecap Dakota Nation and the Ministry of Justice signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a task group which will consider ways...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2019
Embracing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action was the focus of a Saskatoon conference this past week. The two-day Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference wound up on Thursday afternoon. The conference looked at how government, business and...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2019
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it is currently trying to verify an accusation that a principal at a northern school told the janitor not to speak Cree in the hallways. The Canadian Press is reporting that the incident took place last month at the...
