by Joel Willick | Apr 25, 2022 | Current News
CONTENT WARNING: some details in the following story may be distressing Randal Nicotine, of Red Pheasant First Nation, died while at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in May 2019. An inquest into his death is taking place this week at the Saskatoon Inn and...
by MBC News | Apr 22, 2022 | Current News
Nine ground crews of volunteers, several search and rescue dogs, aircraft, drones, boats are being used to find missing five-year-old Frank Young, as Day 4 of the search intensifies. In its aerial searches, the RCMP are using high-resolution cameras and thermal...
by MBC News | Apr 22, 2022 | Current News
Two people have been elected as youth representatives for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. Brock McLeod-Waditaka from Wahpeton Dakota Nation and Haily Rose from Mosquito,Grizzly Bear’s Head, Lean Man First Nations were selected for the positions....
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2022 | Current News
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is speaking out against what it calls a racist comic in a recent issue of a Canadian Newspaper. The comic recently ran in Metroland Media’s seven Simcoe County newspapers in southern Ontario after Pope Francis...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2022 | Current News
The Red Earth Cree Nation said it is optimistic that it will locate missing five-year old Frank Young. Day two of the search has turned full-scale as the little boy was last seen playing in the front yard Tuesday at approximately 12:30. There are unconfirmed reports...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2022 | Current News
The 24 year-old Prince Albert woman charged with arson in relation to the fire which destroyed the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre is having her case set over. Gina Beatty was not present in Prince Albert Provincial Court Wednesday when a lawyer appearing by phone...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2022 | Current News
A major highway in Saskatchewan will soon have signs marking Treaty territory. The government announced Wednesday they have partnered with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner for the development of signs marking Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territory. The signs will be...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2022 | Current News
By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Through a series of art classes, raffles, fundraisers and donations, residents of Flin Flon and neighbouring communities have raised nearly $20,000 to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2022 | Current News
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has terminated the employment of its Sports Director Corey O’Soup. The organization said the firing comes after O’Soup mispronounced the name of a youth hockey team recently, but also inappropriate workplace harassment....
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2022 | Current News
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com It’s taken 21 years for the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in central Saskatchewan to work through the Treaty Land Entitlement process and be compensated for the land it was shorted when it adhered to...