By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder February is Indigenous Storytelling Month. During the winter months, the tradition of storytelling is an important tradition that is used to pass on knowledge from generation to generation,...
By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A process that began months ago, drew closer to completion early this month with the advancement of Bill C-53, which now returns to the House of Commons for Third Reading. President of Métis Nation-Saskatchewan,...
Wanuskewin Heritage Park has received a financial boost toward its goal of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority announced a $50,000 donation Thursday morning to go towards Wanuskewin’s UNESCO Ready Campaign. “The work...
Sweetgrass First Nation is breaking ground on their new school today. The existing school on the First Nation was built in 1976/77 and was recommended for replacement in 2001. Due to a lack of funding only renovations were able to be done, the original wood building...
A murder charge has been laid in a January homicide on the Big Island Cree Nation. Doreen Oseemeemow appeared in court Tuesday, charged with second-degree murder, of a man who was allegedly assaulted at a home on the First Nation January 2. He later died of his...
A man from the Red Earth Cree Nation is dead in what police believe is a hit and run. RCMP responded to a report of an injured man on Highway 163 early Monday morning. The man was declared deceased at the scene. Police say the man was possibly struck by a vehicle,...
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...
