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Sask. app aims to provide First Nations-focused mental health support – CBC
Apr 26, 2023 Talking Stick connects First Nations people with trained peer advocates A Saskatchewan-based mental health app is aiming to help First Nations people feel heard. Talking Stick was developed by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations alongside Canadian tech health company TryCycle Data Systems. It is a free and anonymous text-only chat platform that allows First […]
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App connects all Indigenous groups with mental health support – SaskToday.ca
Chat platform offers First Nations support in 11 languages. PRINCE ALBERT — A mobile app designed to connect First Nations people with First Nations Peer Advocates for cultural-based mental health support has recently expanded to include all Indigenous groups in Saskatchewan. The Talking Stick app was developed by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), […]
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Plight of Île-à-la-Crosse residential school survivors heads to UN – APTN News
Apr 17, 2023 The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) is taking the struggle for recognition of Île-à-la-Crosse residential school survivors to a global stage. A delegation representing the organization is scheduled to speak Tuesday during a special meeting at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. MN-S vice president Michelle LeClair said it was necessary to […]
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Saskatchewan’s Second Mission to Philippines Delivers High Success Rate
April 6, 2023 Hundreds More Filipino Registered Nurses Receive Conditional Offers To Join Saskatchewan Workforce Saskatchewan’s second in-person recruitment mission to the Philippines in mid-March resulted in 236 conditional job offers extended to Registered Nurses (RNs), for a total of nearly 400 Filipino RNs now committed to joining the provincial workforce. A small, focused group from the […]
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Government of Saskatchewan Grants $90,000 to Support Ground-Breaking Chronic Wasting Disease Research
April 3, 2023 The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to announce a $90,000 grant to support innovative research out of the University of Saskatchewan to study the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and meningeal worm in woodland caribou and other boreal species. Through this grant, the University of Saskatchewan’s Dr. Phil McLoughlin and his […]
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Hundreds of Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School Survivors Come Together for a Historic Conference Focused on Healing and Justice
Saskatoon, SK, March 24, 2023 – The Île-à-la-Crosse Survivors Committee, with support from the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S), are pleased to be hosting hundreds of Survivors and their families of the Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School in a historic conference from March 24th to 26th 2023. This year marked a major milestone in the fight for justice and […]
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SIGA donates $100,000 to Emergency Wellness Centre
Today Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority President and CEO Zane Hansen presented a donation of $100,000 to Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Emergency Wellness Centre. Tribal Chief Mark Arcand received the donation during a press conference at the EWC. “Homelessness is a community problem and SIGA wants to be part of the solution. Stepping up to help the […]
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MN–S celebrates contributors to Métis-specific Cancer Care Guidebook & Journal
March 5, 2023 – When you or someone you love receives a cancer diagnosis, life takes a very different turn. It can be an intimidating and frightening journey filled with more questions than answers. Over the last two years, the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) Health Department has spent time engaging Métis cancer patients and families in […]
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Creating opportunities through physical activity with Indigenous youth
In late 2022, the College of Kinesiology welcomed over 20 students and 10 chaperones from Montreal Lake Cree Nation and Little Red Cree Nation for a wellness retreat. The students had the opportunity to meet USask student-athletes, participate in an in-depth presentation from five Indigenous USask student-athletes, tour the Merlis Belsher Place facility, meet both […]
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They have to heal’: Health and Wellness Centre focused on cultural, holistic methods opens on Muskowekwan First Nation – CTV News
Feb. 28, 2023 An Indigenous-led and operated project has been unveiled by members of Muskowekwan First Nation, focused on healing its community members through a cultural approach. “The Centre,” was officially welcomed to the community Tuesday with a grand opening and tour open to the public. The facility currently includes four log dwellings, which have […]
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