Metis

A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous children. It’s also calling on Canada to refer itself to the International Criminal Court for investigation. Kimberly Murray, Canada’s special interlocutor […]

The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three national Indigenous organizations said as they look ahead to the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday. “Our reconciliation moment that […]

PORCUPINE PLAIN – It was a week full of activities, from canoeing, learning birch bark biting and beading to plant identification and healing knowledge. It brought over 250 people to gather, and it all revolved around learning Métis culture.  Brent Digness, Metis Nation-Saskatchewan Minister for Economic Development and Tourism said this was the first camp in […]

Saskatoon police announced Tuesday they had found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill three months after their search began. Police, dozens of searchers and a forensic anthropologist began combing through trash at the site in May in an attempt to find Mackenzie Lee Trottier. The 22-year-old Métis woman was last seen […]

Friday June 21st is National Indigenous People’s Day across the country. Its described as a day to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. In Regina, the day is being marked in Victoria Park with all kinds of entertainment, kids crafts, an artisan market and […]

Métis leader Louis Riel will be recognized as Manitoba’s honorary first premier if a bill put before the legislature Thursday is passed into law. The honorary designation is in recognition of the man who led a provisional government in what is now Manitoba and led the way for the province to join Confederation in 1870, […]

The Minister of Natural Resources Canada says Saskatchewan is in a good position as the world transitions to Net Zero emissions by 2050. Jonathan Wilkinson says Saskatchewan is already a world leader in uranium and potash and now there is an increased need for these resources. Wilkinson adds the agriculture sector will be important in […]

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’s economic autonomy and potential from federal overreach. It amends the Constitution of Saskatchewan to confirm Saskatchewan’s autonomy and assert Saskatchewan’s exclusive legislative jurisdiction […]

Survivors of a residential school that housed Métis children in Saskatchewan say they are seeking justice through a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal and provincial governments. The Île-à-la-Crosse Residential Boarding School opened in the 1820s and operated for more than 100 years in the northern village. It burned down in the 1970s. “All we […]

The Saskatoon Police Service says remains found near a village are of a missing woman whose disappearance more than two years ago is considered a homicide. Nine people have been charged in the death of Megan Gallagher, a Métis woman last seen in the city in 2020. Her remains were found in September during a […]