RCMP have implicated two individuals in a homicide of a Pelican Lake First Nation man who died following an alleged assault. Mounties say both Nathaniel Sakebow and Chase Cardinal have been charged with manslaughter in the death of 38-year-old Teddy Whitehead....
12:50 Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders are reacting to today’s cabinet shuffle. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations thanked the outgoing Ministers, particularly Carolyn Bennett and David Lametti. The FSIN stated it wanted to continue working...
By: Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) will be returning to the province where they were first launched. The multi-sport Games were first held in Edmonton back in 1990. It was announced at...
Workers have began removing dirt in order to pour concrete for the windmill bases for the Bekevar Wind Energy project in southeast Saskatchewan. Photo by: Clarence Cummins. Sierra D’Souza Butts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By: Sierra...
Firefighters from the La Ronge Regional Fire Department battle blazes in northern Saskatchewan in May 2023. Photo submitted by La Ronge Regional Fire Department By: Kimiya Shokoohi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Resources and training are...
A public inquest will be held next month into the death of a woman at the Sandy Bay RCMP detachment. Marlene Bear was found unresponsive in her cell on July 25, 2021. Staff there did attempt resuscitation efforts, but Bear was pronounced deceased. The inquest will...
(Photo of Lebret Residential School) WARNING: Disturbing content By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Senate Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples chair Senator Brian Francis calls a report released July 19 a “road map” to help...
More information is being released into the in-custody death at the Pelican Narrows RCMP detachment. The Serious Incident Response Team, which is investigating the death, says the unidentified 34-year-old man was arrested on Saturday morning for alleged break and...
RCMP in Dillon are asking the public for help in locating a northern man last seen Sunday on the Buffalo River Dene Nation. Kristopher Billette is described as being approximately 6’5″ tall and 200 lbs. He has medium-length black hair and brown eyes. He...
By: Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new federal bill formally recognizing the Metis Nation was introduced by federal Crown-Indigenous Relations minister late last month – but not everyone is on board. The federal government introduced Bill C-53 in...
