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Cowessess First Nation member Cadmus Delorme reflected on the concept of truth and reconciliation on Friday. He said, “we may never see the effects of our work building the relationships between Canadians and Indigenous communities but our children will.”

Cowessess First Nation Chief Erica Beaudin reflected on Wednesday during the annual event that remembers the disappearance of Regina woman Tamra Jewel Keepness 19 years ago. Beaudin said this is also a difficult anniversary for Tamra’s sisters and family having lost their mother but says support is always close by.

Advocate Erica Beaudin’s career has taken her to leading her home community of the Cowessess First Nation, as she was elected as chief on April 25. Victoria Idowu has the story.

Chief Cadmus Delorme of Cowessess First Nation spoke to students at Balfour Collegiate in Regina on Monday. During his presentation, Delorme shared stories of his personal journey and the challenges he faced. He added that speaking with students was also a practice in discovery and growth.

A backpack display at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building commemorating the lives lost at a former residential school site in Cowessess First Nation gained a lot more traction than organizers anticipated. Taz Dhaliwal has more on where the backpacks are going and what next steps organizers feel are needed to help keep up momentum when it...

As Cowessess First Nation grapples with the findings of unmarked graves, so do Roman Catholics, with many feeling shame, embarrassment and anger for the harm and abuse the church caused.

Global News Correspondent Heather Yourex-West shares the latest details out of Regina as members of the Cowessess First Nation grieve the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school.

Red painted handprints and the words “We were children” covered the doors of St. Paul’s Co-Cathedral in downtown Saskatoon Thursday evening, following the news of an estimated 751 unmarked graves found at the former site of Marieval Indian Residential School on Cowessess First Nation.

While Tuesday’s signing for Cowessess First Nation to take control of its child welfare system is significant, two advocates say a lot more needs to change.

Canada’s new governor general is making history, becoming the first Indigenous person to hold the role. The Trudeau Liberals are continuing to ramp up election speculation by announcing plans for a “high-frequency” rail in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor. The Cowessess First Nation is taking control of its child-welfare system after signing a historic agreement with...

WATCH: Glen Pratt, former chief of the George Gordon First Nation, former FSIN vice-chief and a residential school survivor joins Lisa Dutton to talk about the unmarked grave discovery at Cowessess First Nation.

A Saskatchewan community says it’s made a horrific and shocking discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school site.

A south Saskatchewan First Nation has passed its own child welfare legislation and is now working with the federal and provincial governments on implementation.

A Saskatchewan First Nation has created a judicial body to handle disputes over child welfare.

Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme called for “understanding” following the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school in Saskatchewan. “We need time to heal, and this country must stand by us,” he stated.

The discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves at the cemetery of former Marieval Indian Residential School has sent shockwaves throughout the country. In Peterborough, Indigenous leaders say they are horrified but not surprised. Sam Houpt has the story…

The Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says it’s found up to 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School. Now survivors of that facility are speaking out about what they endured. Plus, why MP Jody Wilson-Raybould says Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett sent her a racist and misogynistic text message....

The city of Melville, Saskatchewan, near the Cowessess First Nation, where as many as 751 unmarked graves were detected near a former residential school, is joining a growing number of nationwide communities cancelling Canada Day celebrations. But as Heather Yourex-West reports, not everyone shares the same sentiment.

Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan is preparing to become one of the first Indigenous communities in Canada to launch its own child welfare system.

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