by MBC News | Mar 24, 2023 | Current News
Survivors of the Ile a la Crosse boarding school are gathering in Saskatoon this weekend. The boarding school in the northern village ran between the 1820s and 1970s and some First Nations and Metis students who attended the school say they were stripped of their...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2023 | Current News
Indigenous broadcasters of Saskatchewan are partnering to create an audio file digital sharing server. Regional broadcasters would upload radio programming such as Indigenous language interviews. The content which would be labeled and dated would be shared for member...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2023 | Current News
SaskPower says it will be conducting two major planned power outages next week for many communities in the north. Starting Tuesday, crews will shut the power off to the communities of Beauval, English River First Nation, Pinehouse, Patuanak and the Surrounding rural...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2023 | Current News
A student at the Prince Albert Campus of Saskatchewan Polytechnic has been named one of several Indigenous role models for the school. Since 2013, Saskatchewan Polytechnic has celebrated and shared success stories through the annual Indigenous role model...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2023 | Current News
By Roman Hayter Tammy Cook-Searson is seeking re-election for Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Cook-Searson has been on Band Council for 26 years and has been Chief since 2005. Cook-Searson said she has received lots of support from the community as well as her...
by Dan Jones | Mar 23, 2023 | Current News
Words like court action and blockades made by First Nations and Metis leaders, following the passage of the Saskatchewan First Act cause uncertainty among foreign investors possibly seeking new opportunities in the province, according to a University of Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2023 | Current News
By Roman Hayter Bruce Fredrick McKenzie is one of three candidates running for Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. McKenzie, who worked as a teacher for 29 years, spent nine of those years as a high school principal. McKenzie said that due to his time working in...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2023 | Current News
Punnichy RCMP are asking the public’s help to find a wanted woman. Police said 49-year-old Shelley Dustyhorn, who is from Kawacatoose First Nation, is wanted on a charge of theft over $5,000. RCMP said their investigation began in May of 2022 when they were...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2023 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan allowing them to pursue legal action against the provincial government. The matter arose in the fall of 2021, when the provincial government issued permits to NextGen Energy for its...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2023 | Current News
Wanuskewin Heritage Park has received a large donation for a new artist in residence program. A $675,000 donation was given to the heritage park on Wednesday by Olivia and Greg Yuel for the program and two galleries to be named after them. Greg Yuel is the president...
