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Canada announces support for rapid housing in Saskatoon
27 July, 2021 Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for affordable housing and led to rising levels of homelessness. The Government of Canada created a national strategy to build hundreds of thousands of units and provide affordable housing to people across the […]
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FSIN asking for assistance as COVID-19 outbreak continues on northern Sask. First Nation – 620 CKRM
Jul 27, 2021 The FSIN says public health orders need to be restored to try and control a COVID-19 outbreak on the Buffalo Dene River First Nation, about 540 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. In a release, chief Bobby Cameron says the community is battling the virus due to the lack of public health orders and […]
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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon marks change for Canada: Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders – Global News
Mary Simon has been sworn in as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general and some leaders in Saskatchewan say it is a sign that change is on the horizon. Read More: https://globalnews.ca/video/8062026/governor-general-mary-simon-marks-change-for-canada-saskatchewan-indigenous-leaders
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FSIN: Province Must Step Up to Help Buffalo River
(Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatoon SK) – The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive is calling on the Provincial Government and RCMP to ramp up efforts to help curb the spread of COVID-19 on the Buffalo River Dene Nation in northern Saskatchewan. The community is battling the quick spread of the deadly virus due to […]
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Many people claiming to be Indigenous do not share our collective experience – CBC
Jul 27, 2021 Some of us can’t just turn off being Indigenous whenever it’s convenient for us We need to address what makes someone Indigenous and clearly identify who can apply for Indigenous programming and scholarships in Canada. Today, it’s seemingly easy for people to claim Indigeneity and “self-declare” by checking a box when applying […]
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Chicago Blackhawks – Release: Eight Employees Advancing Women in Hockey to Announce 2021 Picks
Select members of Blackhawks hockey operations and youth hockey departments to announce team’s 2021 NHL Draft selections The Chicago Blackhawks today announced that select members of the organization’s hockey operations and youth hockey departments will announce the club’s draft picks at the podium during this weekend’s National Hockey League Draft. Among the eight Blackhawks staff […]
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NexGen Announces Commencement of 2021 Field and Regional Exploration Drilling Programs at the Rook I Property
VANCOUVER, BC , July 26, 2021– NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company”) (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) (ASX: NXG) is pleased to announce commencement of field programs focused on detailed geotechnical site confirmation studies on the Project and regional exploration drilling at the 100% owned, Rook I property (the “Property”), in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan […]
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Residential school survivors demand Sask. court release Catholic compensation document – CBC
Jul 26, 2021 Outlines $25M of ‘in-kind services’ to survivors, but court refusing to release it A Roman Catholic Church document claiming the church provided $25 million of “in-kind services” to residential school survivors is sitting inside a Regina courthouse, but officials are refusing to release it. Survivors, First Nations leaders and legal scholars across Canada interviewed by CBC News […]
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Between two worlds: Speaking with Indigenous police officers – Regina Leader Post
Jul 24, 2021 Indigenous police officers are in the unique position of walking between two worlds — that in which they’re born and the one they join. Over the past few years, conversations have become commonplace about the walls that continue to exist between police and a number of communities they serve. While many police […]
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Cowessess First Nation and Saskatchewan Polytechnic search for unmarked and unidentified graves
Saskatchewan Polytechnic has been working closely with Cowessess First Nation and Chief Cadmus Delorme on a joint initiative, the Remote Sensing of Residential School Cemeteries applied research project. In addition to the scientific findings, this project will help Cowessess First Nation narrate their story. Chief Delorme has said, “Every community has its stories about the […]
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