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Vigilant neighbour saves vacant cabins from raging wildfires
By François BiberA light shower is restoring faith for cabin owners in Nemeiben Lake who say the worst is behind them. “It’s getting better … mostly everything is burnt so there’s not much left,” said...
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Sask. welcomes tiny new fire evacuee
By Karin Yeske Saskatchewan has a tiny new evacuee after Cassandra Clarke gave birth to a baby girl.Annie Flora Lee Clarke was born at 4:16 a.m. in Prince Albert.Cassandra, her husband Edmund and...
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Evacuees have been in Saskatoon for more than a month
By François BiberSitting on a bench just outside the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre evacuation shelter in Saskatoon, Felix Herman watches as a handful of residents from Pinehouse jump on a coach bus heading...
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James Smith Cree Nation students use indigenous knowledge, science in Nîpîy...
By Kelly MaloneA group of 10 high school students crowded a table in a conference room on the second floor of the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron. They excitedly punched in data about zinc levels in...
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Sculptures along Highway 11 pay tribute to Sask. Métis culture
By Kelly MaloneThe long stretches of highway in Saskatchewan have a reputation for being a bit mundane, but there are eight pieces of art to look out for along Highway 11 between Prince Albert and...
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Northwest Territories Chief tells positive residential school story
By CJME staffThis year the residential school system was called “cultural genocide” by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after collecting hundreds and thousands of stories of physical, sexual,...
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AFN chief pushing First Nations people to cast votes this fall
By News Talk Radio StaffWhether it’s Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, Thomas Mulcair or Elizabeth May, Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde says he’s happy and willing to work with either...
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'You still hurt every day': Families walk for missing, murdered loved ones
By News Talk Radio StaffAs Brenda Osborne walks, she thinks about her daughter who went missing seven years ago. Claudette Osborne-Tyo was 21 years old with four children when she went disappeared in...
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VIDEO: RCMP officer 'in the zone' while dancing at Sask. powwow
By Angela HillA video of an RCMP officer in uniform moving in time to drums at a powwow in Saskatchewan is getting a lot of attention.Const. J.P. Gauthier is from Quebec and he is on a two-year posting...
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FNU entrepreneurship camp inspires First Nation youth
By Adriana ChristiansonAfter spending a week at Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Camp in Regina, 16 high school students came away with inspiration and motivation to follow their dreams.First Nations...
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Researchers count 450 without permanent homes in Saskatoon
By Bryn LevySaskatoon’s homeless population is overwhelmingly aboriginal, generally male and fairly young.This based on data collected by the Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR)...
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UPDATED: Federal government in court to force five First Nations to disclose...
By Kelly MaloneTwo full rows of lawyers filled the courtroom at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench Wednesday to argue whether five First Nations should have to open their books to the public. Ottawa...
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A long walk on the road to recovery
By Alec SalloumFrom the Creeland Mini mart on Albert Street, to the Legislative building and on to the Manitoba border the Sask Walk for Missing and Murdered persons on Saturday drew crowds and turned...
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Sask. Aboriginal leaders support NDP pledge for inquiry into missing,...
By Kelly MaloneAs federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Thomas Mulcair announced his plan to address violence against women in Saskatoon on Monday, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN)...
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AFN urges aboriginals to vote, national chief doesn't vote himself
By The Canadian PressOTTAWA— The Assembly of First Nations is urging aboriginal people to vote in the Oct. 19 election but the challenge involved is underscored by AFN national chief Perry Bellegarde’s...
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Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan features Cree Othello
By Lasia KretzelShakespeare on the Saskatchewan (SOTS) presents Othello with a prairie twist.The local theatre troop has returned for another season, and has partnered with the Saskatchewan Native...
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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...
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National 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...
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Race 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...
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Hundreds 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...
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