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First Nations policing should be deemed essential, says national chief
by Alessia Passafiume OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations chided the federal government Monday for failing to deliver on its promise to introduce legislation to declare First ...
Oct 20, 2025 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak speaks at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
Indigenous artists asked to contribute to MMIWG2S+ commemorative site in Regina
The City of Regina is looking for Indigenous artists to contribute to a commemorative site within Mmowimwyitamwin Park. The city said it is looking for Indigenous artists, designers and teams to submi...
Sep 07, 2025 The city said the site in Māmowimīwēyitamōwin Park, dubbed “The Legacy of Treaty 4: A Tribute to MMIWG2S+ Commemoration Project,” will include a central fire pit surrounded by 13 boulders and a steel retaining wall. (City of Regina/Submitted)
Canadian actor Graham Greene dead at 73
Oscar-nominated Canadian actor Graham Greene, who broke through with memorable roles across several genres at a time when the entertainment industry shunned Indigenous talent, has died at age 73 Green...
Sep 02, 2025 Governor General Mary Simon presents actor Graham Greene with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award during the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards ceremony at a Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday June13, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle)
Meadow Lake Tribal Council calling for more access to health care
Calls for better health care in Saskatchewan are nothing new - whether it's talk about overcrowded hospitals in Regina and Saskatoon, or a lack of doctors in the rural south - and now northern Saskatc...
May 03, 2025 Meadow Lake Tribal Council Tribal Chief Jeremy Norman says some people in his communities have to drive three to five hours each way for dialysis treatment multiple times a week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
FSIN calls for resignations after teen dies while in organization's care
Warning: This story contains references to suicide. Find support links at the end of this file. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for resignations after they say a teen ...
Mar 30, 2025 David Severight holds up a picture of his 17-year-old daughter Serenity at a Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations event at the First Nations University of Canada this week. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Indigenous students visit Regina to learn about science, energy
Indigenous high school students from the Northern Village of Pinehouse were invited to spend three days in Regina this week to learn about science and energy, and experience life on campus. For some o...
Mar 16, 2025 Madison Fettig and Frank McCallum are both Grade 10 students from Pinehouse. Lynette Natomagan is the community education manager with Kineepik Metis Local. Both students enjoy learning about science. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Government of Canada settles failed treaty promises in Saskatchewan
The Government of Canada announced several settlement agreements made with First Nations in Saskatchewan on Friday. The federal government said it was compensating 14 different First Nations to the tu...
Feb 22, 2025 Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations announced the settlements in Saskatoon on Feb 21, 2025, and said each nation will decide on how to use the funds. (Government of Canada/Submitted)
Indigenous kids in care more likely to experience poor health later in life: report
OTTAWA - Indigenous people who were in government care as children experience poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes later in life than those who were never in care, a new Statistics Canada report s...
Feb 22, 2025 Indigenous people who were in government care as children suffer higher rates of disability, lower self-rated health levels and more homelessness and are more likely to struggle to meet basic household needs, a new report says. (City of Prince Albert handout)
STC Chief believes 90 per cent of Saskatoon's homeless are First Nations
Earlier this week the City of Saskatoon's 2024 Point-in-Time count revealed there are at least 1,499 homeless people in the city, and Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand believes that 90 ...
Dec 15, 2024
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron seeking re-election for fourth term
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron says if he is re-elected he will "continue to uphold, promote, and protect inherited treaty rights." Cameron announced on Friday h...
Sep 20, 2024
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