by MBC News | Jun 23, 2023 | Current News
Punnichy RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating a truck and a man charged in a fatal collision. Yesterday at approximately 5:50 p.m., Punnichy RCMP received a report of a collision involving a small child on the George Gordon First Nation. An...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2023 | Current News
A public inquest will convene next month in the death of an Indigenous woman at the Battleford Union Hospital. Jilissa Nighttraveller (Napitchit) was found unresponsive in a bathroom on March 24, 2021. Staff attempted live-saving efforts, including resuscitation, but...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2023 | Current News
(Photo of Attorney General David Lametti.) By: Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer The federal government has released an action plan on how it will implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2023 | Current News
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com With only three days left before the House of Commons broke for the summer, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller tabled implementation legislation for self-government for Métis Nations...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2023 | Current News
It’s being called a great moment for the Metis and Canada, as the federal government has tabled legislation to begin the creation of self-government for the Metis Nations of Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta. Bill C-53, An Act respecting the recognition of certain...
by bryanorthner | Jun 21, 2023 | Current News
A flight of 10 small general aviation aircraft touched down at the La Ronge Airport Tuesday to fundraise and create awareness for Hope Air. Hope Air is a national organization that provides free travel assistance to Canadians in financial need who need help getting...
by Joel Willick | Jun 20, 2023 | Current News
Lac La Ronge Indian Band. A wide range of events are being organized for this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day. National Indigenous Peoples Day honours and celebrates the traditions and achievements of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit, and Métis...
by bryanorthner | Jun 20, 2023 | Current News
An economic development corporation owned by four northern communities is making an acquisition. Primrose Resources Corporation which is owned by the Northern Village of Île-à-la-Crosse, the Northern Village of Beauval, the Northern Hamlet of Jans Bay and the Northern...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2023 | Current News
The First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina are renewing their partnership. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today, which looks to enhance communication, strengthen collaboration and build on Indigenous ways of knowing. “The principles...
by Joel Willick | Jun 20, 2023 | Current News
Legislation has been tabled in the Canadian Senate to give exclusive control for on-reserve gaming and to regulate its conduct. . Bill S-268 “ amends section 207 the Criminal Code to provide that the governing body of a First Nation has exclusive authority to conduct...
