Erica Beaudin has been elected the new Chief of the Cowessess First Nation. The former Executive Director of the Regina Treaty/Status Indian Services received 43 per cent of the votes, defeating three other candidates. Beaudin replaces outgoing Chief Cadmus Delorme, who has previously served two terms as a leader and declined not to seek a […]
Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme said he would not be seeking another term as Chief. He made the announcement via Facebook post, saying that it was not an easy decision, but the past seven years have seen a lot of progress, including the creation of Cowessess Ventures, a business organization to create and enhance […]
Cowessess First Nation was put into lockdown Saturday afternoon after reports of an armed man being in the community. A public service announcement was posted to the communities Facebook page just after 2 p.m. on Saturday. The post said that a man who “may be armed with a gun” had abandoned his vehicle near the […]
Governor General Mary Simon will be in Regina today to speak at a Truth and Reconciliation event. Miyo-wiciwitowin Day aims to bring together high school students, business leaders and members of the public at Mosaic Stadium. The name draws on a Cree phrase that means “walking together in a good way,” or reconciliation. The event […]
Several events are being held across Regina today in honour of Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme is glad to see this day come around and has some advice for people who want to learn and be educated on the mistreatment of indigenous peoples. “People should come with […]
The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour is asking the provincial government to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 as a provincial statutory holiday. Currently National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has been proclaimed a federal statutory holiday and several provinces have indicated they would follow suit, but Saskatchewan isn’t one of […]
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is the first of the three main political heads in Canada to visit Saskatchewan during the federal election campaign. Singh went to the Cowessess First Nation, east of Regina, on Friday morning to visit with Chief Cadmus Delorme and visit the site of a former residential school where 751 unmarked […]
An investigation is underway after a boy was found dead inside a vehicle at a business on the Cowessess First Nation. RCMP say they were called to the First Nation late Saturday night where they found the boy who is under the age of 16. It is thought the boy, whose name is not being […]
Cowessess First Nation has become the first Indigenous community in the country to be transferred control over its child and family services. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and the Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme, were present at a signing ceremony in the community on Tuesday. The Miyo Pimatisowin Act, asserts the First Nation’s […]
