The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is demanding transparency and accountability concerning the deaths of two Indigenous women at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert. On January 3, authorities put out a statement saying a 23-year-old woman...
Saskatchewan RCMP said they have made a number of arrests and laid a number of charges as a result of operations in Pelican Narrows. RCMP said local detachment officers along with members of the La Ronge Crime Reduction Team arrested 12 people over the past weekend,...
Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race organizers have confirmed this year’s race will be going ahead. In a post on the race’s official Facebook page organizers said the 2024 event will be going ahead as planned. The decision comes after members of the...
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is celebrating Friday’s Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to reaffirm federal legislation regarding Indigenous child welfare and family services. The High Court ruled unanimously that the Act Respecting First Nations, Metis and Inuit...
Piapot First Nation is demanding an apology from a Saskatchewan MP over remarks he made at the House of Commons. Last Week, during a debate over the First Nations water bill, Conservative MP Kevin Waugh spoke out against the Liberal government’s handling of the...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is applauding the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision ruling the federal government’s Indigenous child welfare act is constitutional, affirming that First Nations Peoples have sole authority over the protection of...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Ron Quintal, president of the Fort McKay Métis Nation, is pleased with what could arguably be called the only substantial amendment from INAN, the all-party Standing Committee on Indigenous and...
Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating a suspicious death. In a media release sent out Thursday afternoon RCMP said officers from their Battleford detachment were called to the Red Pheasant Cree Nation after human remains were found outside a home. Police said a search...
A law that would recognize self-governance for Métis people in Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Alberta is one step closer to becoming reality. A process that began over three months ago, concluded Monday with the advancement of Bill C-53, which now returns to the...
Update: Onion Lake RCMP say that Jada Peigan has been located deceased. Her family has been notified and Victim Services has been engaged to provide support. Onion Lake RCMP are reaching out to the public for help in finding missing 18-year-old Jada Peigan. Police...
