Today was the first day of the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly which is happening this weekend at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. Two Memorandums of Understanding signed by MN-S president Glen McCallum and Premier Scott Moe today. The first MOU was...
This year’s Urban Indigenous Summit’s theme is Action for the Next Generation. The purpose is to provide opportunities within the Friendship Centre Movement for knowledge exchange, capacity building and action planning. “It was such a big success that we decided we...
The long awaited 2023 Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards took place at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts in Prince Albert on Sunday night. Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate Indigenous artists from across the province, with ten awards being presented...
The Government of Saskatchewan and Canada announced today that $23.5 million dollars will be put towards the creation of 2,349 new regulated child care spaces across the province. Funding for the spaces has been allocated to 51 organizations in 41 communities which...
(Photo credit: Jenna Smith) November 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day, and Metis Nation Saskatchewan hosted an Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony at Batoche Festival Grounds this morning to honour Indigenous Veterans Canada-wide. It’s estimated that over 12,000...
Today marks the 21st annual Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon. Today and tomorrow Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital’s Radiothon will be taking over air waves across Saskatchewan. Their goal is to raise funds to help support sick children across the province....
The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre and Northlands College have come together to provide approximately 200 adults in the North with access to free high school courses. Students will be able to complete their Grade 12, upgrade high school courses or complete the...
Margaret Rose McIntyre and Ron Ratte are the new Elders-in-Residence at Northlands College and will play a big role in enriching Indigenous culture at the college and fostering deeper connections with Indigenous communities. McIntyre is deeply rooted in her Indigenous...
The 2023 Hunger Report has been released and shows an increase in visits to the food bank across Canada this year. The report says that over two million Canadians went to a food bank just in March alone. It also showed a 78.5% increase in food bank visits since 2019...
The University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine has announced the new department of Indigenous Health and Wellness, which is the first of its kind in the country. The new department will be Indigenous-led and ensure the research done is in favour of Indigenous...
