One of the candidates vying for the position of President of the Provincial Metis Youth Council is hoping to create a safe place on council specifically for women and LGBTQ2S youth. Autumn LaRose-Smith is from Saskatoon and is in the final year of SUNTEP (Saskatchewan...
Wanuskewin Heritage Park was recognized at an award ceremony Thursday night for their work with Indigenous people. The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce held their annual SABEX awards in the city at TCU Place. During the award ceremony, Wanuskewin was handed the newly...
A mineral exploration company out of Vancouver has acquired four uranium properties in northern Saskatchewan. Pegasus Resources officially announced the acquisition of the four areas around the Athabasca Basin region in a media release Wednesday morning. The areas...
An election has been called for the position of president of the Saskatchewan Provincial Metis Youth Council. The role of the council president will be to advocate for Metis youth in the province within the Metis-Nation Saskatchewan executive. Electoral officer Gwen...
As winter approaches the Saskatoon Indian and Metis Frienship Centre is putting out a call for donations of winter clothing. Melissa Parkyn, Resolution House Support Worker with the friendship centre, says they want to make sure they have a good supply of warm clothes...
A newly announced series of books is aiming to explore Dene culture in northern Saskatchewan. Dene Strong: Stories from the Land of the Big Poplar is a planned book series in La Loche where the stories and words of high school students and community members will be...
The stories of a conservation project in Northwest Saskatchewan will soon be shared with a wider audience. The Sakitawak IPCA (Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas) announced Thursday afternoon they have entered a partnership with Nature Canada to get their...
The Chief of Cowessess First Nation says they weren’t ready for the support they needed to give following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves. In June, 751 unmarked graves were found at the site of the former Marieval Residential School on Cowessess....
A new IT firm officially launched in Saskatchewan Wednesday morning thanks to the investment of two Indigenous-owned companies. The Peter Ballantyne Group of Companies and Athabasca Basin Development have invested in Optek Solutions. Optek Solutions is an IT company...
Organizers of an Indigenous conference in Saskatoon say they have been shocked by the growth of the event over the years. The seventh Wicihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference got underway Tuesday afternoon in Saskatoon. The event was moved to a virtual platform...
