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Health, emergency communications and diversity among list of topics … – Prince Albert Daily Herald
Health, emergency communications and diversity among list of topics as Canadian police chiefs gather in Calgary Mental and physical health, 9-1-1 services and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were just a few of the topics up for discussion at the 2019 Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) conference in Calgary this week. […]
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Walking With Our Sisters honours MMIWG in Saskatchewan with final ceremony – TheChronicleHerald.ca
The touring installation of over 2,000 moccasin vamps commemorating the lives of Indigenous women and girls is concluding in Batoche on Sunday. BATOCHE, Sask. — As Christi Belcourt traces a path through a narrow corridor of trees, she doesn’t walk alone. The stretch of red fabric she follows carries the memories of thousands of missing […]
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RCMP search for missing Sturgeon Lake First Nation girl – MBC Radio
Aug 14, 2019 RCMP are turning to the public for help in locating a missing girl from the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Police say 13-year-old Sienna Settee was last seen leaving a home on the First Nation Aug. 7, at approximately 9 P.M. She is described as standing 5’4” tall, weighing 120 lbs, with short […]
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“Useless Indian” among racist signs found by indigenous community – The Post Millennial
Disappointment and upset flooded the Yellow Quill First Nation Monday after racist signs were discovered in an outhouse. The cardboard displays were found just as the Saskatchewan community was beginning its Culture Camp. “Colten Boushie was a thief that got what thieves deserve,” was written in black on one placard. Colten Boushie was a young […]
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Saskatoon council to review MMIWG report, implement calls for justice – APTN News
August 12, 2019 Saskatoon’s mayor and councillors have a lot of reading to do. By the end of the year they plan to have read each of the 1,200 pages from the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). On July 29 the city council adopted a […]
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I’m home’: Brothers separated by Sixties Scoop reunite after 50 years apart – CBC
Nick Helliwell and Anthony Stonechild were separated when they were 2 and 4 respectively Aug 07, 2019 It’s a reunion 50 years in the making. Nick Helliwell was two years old when he and his four-year-old brother Anthony Stonechild were separated during the Sixties Scoop; when tens of thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit […]
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Northern Sask. has highest northern rates of violence against women: report – Humboldt Journal
August 4, 2019 Northern Saskatchewan have just finished first in the type of competition no region wants to win. According to a recent Statistics Canada Juristat study, the region sees the most violent crimes against females 24 years old or younger than any other northern area in Canada. The report, released July 4, states that […]
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Police ask for help locating 15-year-old boy missing for 10 days – CTV News
July 30, 2019 Regina police are asking the public for help locating a boy who has been missing since July 20. Ashtin Vincent was last seen around 2 a.m. in the 400 block of Alexandra Street. He is described as Indigenous with a light complexion, 5’11”, approximately 175 lbs with a thin build, short brown […]
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Inquest Into The Death Of Austin Eaglechief
July 25, 2019 A public inquest into the death of Austin Eaglechief will be held August 19 to 23, 2019, in Saskatoon. The inquest will be held at 520 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon. The first day of the inquest is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., with remaining start times to be determined by the […]
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Sask. homicide rate still high for Indigenous peoples: Stats Canada – StarPhoenix
July 24, 2019 “The severity of violence has increased right down to loss of life.” Recently released data from Statistics Canada shows Indigenous peoples in Saskatchewan are — once again — disproportionately affected by homicides. The data, which focuses on 2018 homicide statistics, was compiled by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS). Although the […]
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