Smoke Signals Jackpot won at Northern Lights Casino January 23, 2017 News A Prince Albert resident is $1.2-million richer after a visit to the Northern Lights Casino. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA)’s Smoke Signals Jackpot was won January 19 in the amount of...
FSIN calls on Trump administration to respect indigenous rights January 20, 2017 News (Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatoon, SK) – On the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations expressed their hope for the new United...
La Loche school closed today due to shooting threat January 20, 2017 Breaking, News Almost one year after a deadly school shooting, La Loche Community School has cancelled classes today at both campuses after RCMP received a complaint yesterday of a threat directed toward the school. In a...
Dr. Carrie Bourassa named Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health January 16, 2017 News Dr. Carrie Bourassa will be leaving the First Nations University of Canada to take on the role of Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aboriginal Peoples'...
La Loche leaders speak out, “are we forgotten once again?” January 11, 2017 News By Chelsea Laskowski (La Loche, SK) - The cracks are showing as La Loche struggles to recover from the trauma of last January’s mass shooting, which involved a teen shooter opening fire in the La Loche...
FSIN welcomes changes to federal cabinet January 10, 2017 News Federal cabinet shuffle brings new faces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled some of his cabinet members today, with changes made to six ministries. Chrystia Freeland, currently Minister of...
Provincial health region consolidation underway; FSIN concerned about lower standards of care January 10, 2017 News Work is underway to consolidate the 12 existing Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) to a single Provincial Health Authority, anticipated to occur in fall 2017. Last week, the Federation of Sovereign...
Chief Paskwa pictograph on exhibit at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum January 5, 2017 Culture, News The only known historical document of treaty negotiations from a First Nations perspective is now on exhibit at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) in Regina. The Chief Paskwa Pictograph, a two-panel...
Search continues for missing trapper in northern Saskatchewan January 2, 2017 News La Ronge, SK – The search continues for missing Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) trapper, Eric Ratt, 58, who was last seen when he left his brother’s cabin on Zimmer Lake, northern Saskatchewan on October...
Top stories of 2016 – part 2 December 31, 2016 News Other top stories of 2016 In random order, here are more top news stories from 2016, as chosen by Treaty 4 News and our colleagues in other media outlets: MMIW Inquiry “The federal government...