by MBC News | Apr 17, 2024 | Current News
The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan has withdrawn its support of federal legislation on Metis self-governance. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, President Glen McCallum says the Metis Nation is withdrawing its support of Bill C-53. The bill was proposed...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2024 | Current News
Update: Kamsack RCMP have stated that Darcy Keshane has been located. Kamsack RCMP says it needs help in locating a man last in contact with family in February. Darcy Keshane was reported missing on Tuesday. He is described as approximately 5’9” and 200 lbs. He has...
by Jenna Smith | Apr 17, 2024 | Current News
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is hosting a Traditional Knowledge Keepers Gathering in Prince Albert with the theme, “Working Together for Child & Family.” The theme is centered around Bill C-92, which was introduced in 2019. Bill C-92 gives First Nations, Métis,...
by Amber Bear | Apr 17, 2024 | Current News
The First Nations University of Canada’s Spring Celebration Powwow is starting April 20 at the Brandt Centre. The Spring Celebration Powwow is in their 45th year and is the longest and largest running powwow in Saskatchewan. The powwow is usually the first powwow of...
by Jenna Smith | Apr 16, 2024 | Current News
In a release sent to media, RCMP in Sandy Bay stated that on April 12 at around 6 p.m. they performed a routine traffic stop in the community. Mounties noted that during the traffic stop they located and seized approximately 107 grams of crack cocaine, 19 grams of...
by Amber Bear | Apr 16, 2024 | Current News
A new bench dedicated to Jean Marie LaChance has been installed on the Prince Albert Rotary Trail, near the Victoria Hospital. LaChance, a 29-year-old mother of five was murdered September 15,1991. Her remains were found in a field near the Victoria Hospital. It has...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2024 | Current News
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Canadian government must amend the self-government agreement it signed with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA), a federal court ruled on March 28, arguing the deal is overly broad...
by Jenna Smith | Apr 15, 2024 | Current News
Peter A. Beatty was named the new Chief of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation after last week’s election. He earned 969 votes, beating out nine other candidates including now former Chief, Karen Bird, who gathered 434 votes. Beatty served as Chief of the Nation from...
by Amber Bear | Apr 15, 2024 | Current News
(Photo by Amber Bear.) A playground in the Village of Weldon is to be built, honouring one of the victims of the September 2022 mass stabbing victims. The Weldon Playground Project received a $116,000 donation from the James Smith Cree Nation at a fundraiser in the...
by Jenna Smith | Apr 12, 2024 | Current News
Closing arguments were heard today for two women accused of the death of Sheena Billette on December 23, 2019. Deborah McKenzie and Sharise Sutherland-Kayseas are both facing a first-degree murder charge at the Court of King’s Bench in Prince Albert. McKenzie and...
