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Montreal Lake Cree Nation Chief Ritchie Bird said the community is "saddened and shocked" by the shooting deaths of three community members in the early morning hours of March 2.
The victims-one woman and two men-have been identified as 19-year-old Farro Bird, 27-year-old Greg Naytowhow and 19-year-old Kerry Naytowhow. Their bodies were found at three separate locations…
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Metis artist Roger Jerome has been selected to create a mural for Saskatchewan's legislative building in celebration of the province's centennial.
Jerome, who lives in Air Ronge, was chosen from among eight Saskatchewan First Nations artists invited to submit designs that would reflect the experiences of the Indigenous peoples of Northern Saskatchewan.
"Roger…
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Metis artist Roger Jerome has been selected to create a mural for Saskatchewan's legislative building in celebration of the province's centennial.
Jerome, who lives in Air Ronge, was chosen from among eight Saskatchewan First Nations artists invited to submit designs that would reflect the experiences of the Indigenous peoples of Northern Saskatchewan.
"Roger…
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Actor Gordon Tootoosis of Poundmaker Cree Nation is one of 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada recently announced by Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson.
The Order of Canada recognizes people who have made a difference to the country. All Canadians are eligible for award-it is our country's highest honour for lifetime achievement. There are three different levels of…
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Actor Gordon Tootoosis of Poundmaker Cree Nation is one of 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada recently announced by Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson.
The Order of Canada recognizes people who have made a difference to the country. All Canadians are eligible for award-it is our country's highest honour for lifetime achievement. There are three different levels of…
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Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) President Dwayne Roth is waving the white flag, apparently ready to end the modern day Metis rebellion he and his followers have been waging for the better part of a year.
Saying he must act in the best interest of the Metis people, Roth has announced he would support holding another election this fall if the province is willing to pay for…
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Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) President Dwayne Roth is waving the white flag, apparently ready to end the modern day Metis rebellion he and his followers have been waging for the better part of a year.
Saying he must act in the best interest of the Metis people, Roth has announced he would support holding another election this fall if the province is willing to pay for…
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Canada's only Aboriginal university is in turmoil after three of its top staff were dismissed by members of the board of governors appointed by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN).
FSIN Vice Chief Morley Watson, the chair of First Nations University of Canada's (FNUC) board of governors, made the dismissal public on Feb. 18, one day after a board meeting…
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Brent Hill would prefer to see his club winning a few more games.
Other than that, the 20-year-old forward who hails from Slave Lake, Alta. is certainly enjoying his final year of junior eligibility.
Hill, whose father is Metis, is the leading scorer for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
This is Hill's first full season in the WHL. He…
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Councillor Clarence Nokahoot of White Bear First Nation wants to clear the air around the Tobacco Control Act controversy.
Amid the complaints that it is unfair that the White Bear First Nation can allow smoking in its casino, Nokahoot said that people are missing the point.
White Bear First Nation put into effect its own smoking bylaw on Jan. 1, which prohibits…
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It's long been known that First Nation people are under-represented in healthcare-related positions in Saskatchewan and across Canada. The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is trying to reverse that trend.
It's not that First Nations people don't have the ability, explained Dr. Peter Butt, director of Northern Medical Services and co-chair of the Health Sciences Deans…
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Do you have a funny story to tell based on your own experience? Is there a humourous family legend that you want to share?
To celebrate the provincial centennial, the Central Urban Metis Federation Incorporated is collecting stories for a book to be titled Duck Soup for the Metis Soul.
The federation's vice-president, Shirley Isbister, wants all Saskatchewan Metis…
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A new book by Muskeg Lake band member Judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, brings a First Nation's perspective to Saskatchewan history.
Maskeko-Sakahikanihk, 100 Years for a Saskatchewan First Nation is a great introduction to a vast topic. It tells some of the stories of Muskeg Lake families, going back 100 years and beyond to the signing of Treaty 6 in 1876.
Turpel-…
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The old, brick building is at the south end of Saskatoon's Avenue B. It used to be an electrical building for the city. Some of its windows are boarded up, but it works just fine as home of the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op (CNYC).
Inside, roughly 15 young children, some wearing festive party hats, are either scampering around the old furniture and tables, throwing…
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On Jan. 19, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for Jeffery Kindrat and Jeffery Brown who in 2003 were found not guilty for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old Cree girl.
Dean Edmonson, tried separately for the same crime, was found guilty and given a conditional sentence. At the same hearing Edmonson appealed the conviction and the Crown appealed his…