Funding available for MMIWG+ projects in Saskatchewan

Funding available for MMIWG+ projects in Saskatchewan

Organizations with the aim to advance violence prevention efforts and foster safety for Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people now have access to $800,000 in funding. The provinces’ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Community Response Fund...
Northerner creates how-to-guide on moosehide making

Northerner creates how-to-guide on moosehide making

Tommy Bird, a Southend moosehide maker, recently published his newest book: “Tanning Moosehides: The Northern Saskatchewan Trapline Way.”  Bird has been working on the book throughout the summers in his yard, with Lena and Lawrence Adam from Fond du Lac. The combined...
Family of impaired driving victim speak out

Family of impaired driving victim speak out

“When you get behind the wheel while impaired you are an automatic killer.” That was the message shared by the family and friends of a 28-year-old man from Mosquito First Nation paralyzed in a drunk driving incident last year. On April 19, 2023, Darnell Fineday was...
New Chief elected for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation

New Chief elected for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation

Peter Arthur Beatty is the new Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. In an election held Tuesday, Beatty defeated nine other candidates, including incumbent Karen Bird, by taking 969 votes. Bird, who placed fifth, received 434 votes. Councillor elections were...
LLRIB provides update on  its agricultural benefits claim

LLRIB provides update on its agricultural benefits claim

A formal offer has been given to the Lac La Ronge Indian Band for its cows and plows settlement.  According to an update sent out to members of the band on Friday, a committee has now been set up to determine the best use of the funds.  The settlement committee will...