Federal legislation granting Whitecap Dakota First Nation self governance is now law. On June 30 the First Nation put out a media release announcing that Bill C-51 had been given Royal Assent. The bill officially brings in a self government treaty for the Whitecap...
By: Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Indigenous communities remain on the front lines of the climate crisis, suffering the worst effects of climate disaster and tragedy. Take the current wildfire season: earlier...
Jackson Harmon of Hudson Bay, second from left, will be on the Saskatchewan basketball team at the North American Indigenous Games. Photo courtesy of Jackie Harmon By: Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal Jackson Harmon of...
By: Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The lobby group mandated to speak on behalf of off-reserve and Canada’s urban Indigenous population is calling on Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller to step down. The Congress of Aboriginal People...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The first woman to serve as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has been expelled from office by about 25 per cent of its members, one year shy of completing her three-year...
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Indigenous youth say they still face systemic barriers in their academic and professional careers, although there have been improvements, according to a new survey from accounting firm...
The Government of Canada is going to be providing $7 million to support First Nations clean energy projects. Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement Wednesday while speaking to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. One of the...
A new display at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon aims to symbolize the bond between the hospital and the Indigenous community. At a special ceremony this week, Indigenous leaders, hospital staff, and members of the Jim Pattison Children’s...
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing support to the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s (STC) Sawêyihtotân Project. In a media release sent out Wednesday morning the province announced they would be providing the STC $350,000 to fund the project for another year....
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Assembly of First Nations chiefs could be voting for a new national chief in December, seven months earlier than scheduled. On June 28, National Chief RoseAnne Archibald could be ousted from the...
