(CONTENT WARNING: the following story contains descriptions of suicide) William Whitebear died while in custody at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre on November 2, 2020 while serving a two-year jail term. A coroner’s inquest into his death is taking...
This past weekend was the spring 2023 Métis Nation Legislative Assembly in Saskatoon. Delegates from regions across the province gathered for the two-day assembly to have discussion on a wide variety of topics and pass several resolutions. One of the resolutions to...
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology has received an investment from the federal government. At an event at SIIT’s Aviation Learning Centre Thursday morning, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal announced $7.6 million in funding for economic...
Over 300 people from over a dozen different Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota nations from the prairie provinces and the United States are at Dakota Dunes Conference Centre this week discussing language revitalization. The 5th annual Revitalizing Our Sacred Language (Oceti...
Leaders from the FSIN and the PAGC along with legal counsel for a woman whose baby died are calling for multiple inquiries into the Prince Albert Police Service and say legal action will come. 14-month-old Tanner Brass was allegedly killed by his father Kaij Brass in...
An independent investigation into the conduct of Prince Albert police officers around the death of a toddler says the officers were negligent in their duties. In February 2022, Tanner Brass was allegedly killed by his father hours after police officers attended the...
It was an emotional afternoon in a Saskatoon courtroom during a sentencing hearing for a man who committed crimes to the remains of Megan Gallagher. In February, Ernest Whitehead pleaded guilty to the charge of indignity to human remains in relation to the death and...
Several volunteer medical professionals will be in Ile a la Crosse this weekend providing eye exams to children in the community. The Indigenous Children Eye Examination (ICEE) program, out of Ontario, will be flying up with a team to the northern community On...
Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand is providing his perspective and response to remarks from a Saskatoon City Councillor about the STC’s Emergency Wellness Centre. On Monday, Saskatoon City Councillor David Kirton posted a letter to his website entitled...
An expert on the Cree language says it is time to move language based learning beyond the classroom to grow more fluent language speakers. Dr. Belinda Daniels, originally from Sturgeon Lake First Nation and a professor at the University of Victoria, says there is a...
