UPDATE 11/22 2:16 PM The Government of Saskatchewan announced today it is updating its approach to Per Capita Distribution payments for First Nations members receiving income assistance. “Our government remains committed to the ongoing journey of...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com “Unfinished business” is one reason why Reginald Bellerose decided to take another run at the position of national chief for the Assembly of First Nations, having conceded following the fifth...
The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety is providing $3.04 million to the City of Prince Albert through the Municipal Police Grants program, which will support 23 existing police service positions in the community. Saskatchewan Government Insurance is...
1116 News Cree Language – Mary Jane Felix and Elizabeth Felix run the Four Spirits Plains Cree Language Training booth during the Braiding Knowledge for a Clean Future conference at Prairieland Park. (Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix) By: Kimiya Shokoohi,...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Candidates vying to become the next national chief for the Assembly of First Nations expect it to be a tight race, but will it go to the five ballots it took in 2021? Voting takes place Dec. 6....
RCMP have arrested a third person in relation to the death of a man in La Ronge on Nov. 8. In a media release sent out Wednesday afternoon police said they arrested 35-year-old John McDonnell in La Ronge this past Tuesday. McDonnell, who is from Lac La Ronge Indian...
One of the candidates for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is talking about what he plans to do if elected. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Vice Chief David Pratt released his 90 day entry plan Tuesday. The plan lays out a number...
By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder National Indigenous Veterans Day is a day observed in Canada recognizing Indigenous Veterans for their contributions to military service, particularly in the First and Second World Wars and the...
The Ile a la Crosse School Division Board of Education has received an award for innovation and excellence in education. The Premier’s Board of Education Award was given for the historic submission for the First Indigenous controlled Board of Education in Saskatchewan...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Diverging views on the proposed Métis self-governance legislation Bill C-53 prompted one member of Parliament with the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs to ask why there is...
