Tag Archives: First Nations
FSIN and family of man on life support call for transparency in investigation of Prince Albert Police Service
After the arrest of a man in Prince Albert led to him being declared brain dead, his family and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) are asking for transparency. On April 1st, Boden U...
Apr 21, 2023
Sask-Party government votes down NDP Indigenous consultation bill
Opposition NDP legislature member Betty Nippi-Albright says she isn't surprised the Saskatchewan Party government defeated her bill that aimed to bolster relations with Indigenous people. Nippi-Albrig...
Apr 21, 2023
Province passes Sask. First Act, Indigenous leaders and groups disapprove
Bill 88, also known as the Saskatchewan First Act, received its third and final reading during the Legislature Assembly on Thursday. The Saskatchewan First Act has been designed to defend the province...
Mar 16, 2023
“Saskatchewan First Act” Passes Final Reading
The Saskatchewan First Act is now on its way to the Lieutenant Governor for royal ascent. The act is meant to assert provincial jurisdiction over various aspects of the economy, environment and law, t...
Mar 16, 2023
“Saskatchewan First Act” Passes Final Reading
The Saskatchewan First Act is now on its way to the Lieutenant Governor for royal ascent. The act is meant to assert provincial jurisdiction over various aspects of the economy, environment and law, t...
Mar 16, 2023
FSIN Calling For an Indigenous RCMP Commissioner
With the announcement that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is stepping down, the FSIN is calling for an indigenous person to be the new commissioner. The FSIN points out there are few first nations peo...
Feb 17, 2023
Turpel-Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage
The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage. The University wa...
Feb 14, 2023
NDP and Onion Lake Cree Nation calling on Government to stop Crown land lease auction
Indigenous leaders across Saskatchewan joined the NDP in calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to stop the sale of Crown land and improve its consultation process. On January 31, the Ministry of A...
Jan 23, 2023
Star Blanket Cree Nation Updates Search of Residential School Grounds
A major announcement of discovery is coming later this morning from the site of the former Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School site. The Star Blanket Cree Nation, Chief Michael Starr and counci...
Jan 12, 2023
‘If all else fails, we will blockade’: Chiefs call for Sask. bill to be scrapped
Chiefs in Saskatchewan sent a message to the provincial government to scrap a controversial bill or the new year could start with blockades. "Political avenues, legal avenues are in place," Federation...
Dec 16, 2022
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