Buffy Sainte-Marie wins top Canadian music prize
By CKOM NewsSaskatchewan-born Buffy Sainte-Marie has taken home Canada's top music award.It was announced Monday night in Toronto that the internationally renowned singer, born on the Piapot Cree...
View ArticleNational test changed after Saskatoon student notices negative stereotypes...
By Kelly MaloneA standardized test that went out to classrooms across the country will be changing after a student in Saskatoon noticed that some of the options in multiple choice questions included...
View ArticleRace for FSIN chief underway
By paNOW staffThe race for chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) is officially underway.Helen Ben from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, Bobby Cameron from Witchekan Lake First...
View ArticleHundreds march in missing and murdered aboriginal women vigil's landmark...
By Lasia KretzelHundreds took to Saskatoon streets Sunday to walk in support of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls.Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the Sisters in Spirit march and...
View ArticleSask. senator calls on RCMP to back up claims about missing and murdered...
By François BiberSaskatchewan Senator Lillian Dyck challenges the RCMP and the federal government to release statistics proving that 70 per cent or crimes against aboriginal women come at the hands of...
View ArticleQueen’s Bench Judge calls for a change on how to treat aboriginal offenders
By François BiberA Manitoba judge calls for less incarceration and more community involvement when it comes to aboriginal offenders.“Aboriginal approaches to justice probably have better solutions for...
View Article'60s scoop victims share stories to promote healing
By Lasia KretzelDianne Ludwig wiped a tear away from her eye and settled her cracking voice as she recalled the most painful memories of her life."I didn't raise my son. Somebody else raised him," she...
View ArticleOnion Lake chief Wallace Fox charged with assault
By Kurtis DoeringOne of Saskatchewan's most prominent First Nations chiefs has been arrested, and is now facing four criminal charges.Onion Lake chief Wallace Fox had been the subject of an RCMP...
View ArticleRemains of Karina Wolfe discovered in Corman Park
By CKOM NewsIt was in 2010, that 20-year-old Karina Beth Ann Wolfe went missing.Today the search came to an end as Saskatoon police confirmed her remains were found earlier this month northwest of the...
View ArticleRegina man claims racial profiling by police officers
By Kevin MartelAn aboriginal man in Regina - whom the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) found to be justified in his account of police using excessive force against him - is also claiming he's the...
View Article'A lot of tears, a lot of anguish' Ministers meet with victim families for...
By Lasia KretzelSaskatoon families of missing and murdered indigenous women expressed concerns about an ongoing feeling that their lives have no value at a meeting with federal ministers...
View ArticleWanuskewin Heritage Park seeks U.N. designation
By CKOM NewsOfficials with Wanuskewin Heritage Park announced plans to apply for designation as a United Nations World Heritage Site on Friday. The plan forms part of a push to renew the park that...
View ArticleFirst nations and Syrian refugees meet at welcoming event
By Brant HiltonRegina's newest citizens were given the chance to meet one of Canada's oldest group of people at an event designed to share culture and beliefs.First Nations and Syrian refugees sat...
View ArticleElementary school employees on Sask. First Nation facing charges
By paNOW staffTwo elementary school employees on the Beardy's Okemasis First Nation were recently terminated.George Gamble, formally of Chief Beardy Memorial Elementary School, is facing charges of...
View ArticleFSIN blasts RCMP over release about shooting
By 650 CKOMThe Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is criticizing the RCMP's handling of information in the shooting death of Colten Boushie. Boushie, 22, was shot and killed on a...
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