Eagle Feather News relaunches following a six month hiatus

Eagle Feather News relaunches following a six month hiatus

By Andrea Bellerose, First Nations University of Canada student Eagle Feather News is returning with a revamped quarterly print magazine and a new digital news platform. The publication has been on hiatus for the past six months, and there were some questions as to...
Cree language advocate appointed to Order of Canada

Cree language advocate appointed to Order of Canada

A Cree language educator from Stanley Mission has been named to the Order of Canada. Solomon Ratt, an author, educator, and longtime advocate for the revitalization of the Cree Language was recognized by the Governor General with the nation’s highest honour this...
Three arrested and charged after reported robbery in Hall Lake

Three arrested and charged after reported robbery in Hall Lake

Three people face several charges after an armed robbery in Hall Lake this week. La Ronge RCMP say on Tuesday evening, several people approached an individual in a vehicle. The person in the vehicle was threatened them with a firearm, pulled from their vehicle and the...
Additional woman charged in relation to Hatchet Lake death

Additional woman charged in relation to Hatchet Lake death

Another woman has been charged in relation to a death on Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation.  Police say that at around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Wollaston Lake RCMP received a call that someone had been seriously injured at a residence on the First Nation.  Mounties...
La Ronge Family Festival set to take place on Canada Day

La Ronge Family Festival set to take place on Canada Day

(Photo of Chance Gonzalez, supplied by the La Ronge Family Festival)  The annual La Ronge Family Festival, previously known as the La Ronge Children’s Festival, is set to go on this year on Canada Day.  The all-ages festival has been taking place for over ten...
Rock Your Roots walk bring out historic numbers in Saskatoon

Rock Your Roots walk bring out historic numbers in Saskatoon

By NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A sea of orange-clad people, of all ages and ethnicities, made their way through the downtown core of Saskatoon as part of the Rock Your Roots walk on National Indigenous People’s Day. The Reconciliation-focused walk...
Sask Polytech shows off new wild rice harvester prototype

Sask Polytech shows off new wild rice harvester prototype

Developers of a new wild rice harvester hope their prototype will make the wild rice harvest in northern Saskatchewan more sustainable. A team from Saskatchewan Polytechnic held an official showcase this week of its new wild rice harvester prototype. The boat has been...