Ahthakakoop Cree Nation, in partnership with the province, has chosen a site for their planned Urgent Care Centre in Saskatoon. The Cree nation has chosen the site of the Pleasant Hill Elementary School for the new facility – a block away from St. Pauls Hospital. The...
The family of a man clinging to life after being arrested by Prince Albert police say they want answers. According to his family, Boden Umpherville, of Ahtahkakoop First Nation, is on life support with no brain activity, following an altercation with police on April...
The man who is facing hate crime charges for alleged comments he made about Megan Gallagher is now facing several child pornography charges. Robert Gordon’s matter was in court Thursday morning, in relation to two charges for alleged online comments he made...
The 2023 Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Assocation convention has been taking place in Saskatoon this week. On Wednesday morning, municipal representatives were able to bring their questions to Premier Scott Moe and his provincial cabinet in the annual bear pit...
The court matter for a Cree medicine man accused of sexual assault has been delayed as he seeks to withdraw his guilty pleas. 60-year-old Cecil Wolfe is facing 12 counts of sexual assault for allegedly abusing women while acting as a traditional healer. Last year,...
On August 26, 2020, 28-year-old Cain Wapass was found unresponsive at the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation RCMP detachment. Wapass, who was in custody of the RCMP at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. A public inquest into his death is taking place at the Coronet...
The Saskatoon Tribal Council held the grand opening of a new facility designed to help women transition back to society following incarceration. The Īkwēkīcik iskwēwak or “turning their life around” housing project is a facility designed to house 18 women for up to 18...
For the first time in several years all nine Dakota and Lakota nations in Saskatchewan gathered to speak on shared interests. The Dakota and Lakota Gathering has been taking place this week at Dakota Dunes Conference Centre on Whitecap Dakota First Nation – the first...
Onion Lake Cree Nation is taking the provincial government to court over the Saskatchewan First Act. The controversial legislation which recently received royal assent has received threats of legal action from many Indigenous groups, but Onion Lake is the first to...
The Batoche Festival Grounds is celebrating the ground blessing of a new lodge designed to connect youth with their Métis culture. A special ground blessing ceremony was held Tuesday morning to mark the beginning of construction of the Dumont Lodge – an $8...
