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Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit on the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will be making her official visit to Saskatchewan with stops in Regina and Saskatoon from April 22 to 24.

'It got to the point where he told his mom he was tired of being called Victoria and he wanted to cut his hair,' said Bear's aunt, Chasity Delorme.

Conversations of concerns and resolutions were heard at the two-day FSIN Legislative Assembly held in Regina this week.

The FSIN and Warshield, an Indigenous-owned consulting firm, endorse a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that affirms Indigenous rights over child welfare.

Harm-reduction organizations in Saskatchewan are losing government funding to distribute free drug paraphernalia. Harm-reduction workers say the move is a mistake.

The need to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages is the main focus at a gathering that brought together Indigenous language speakers, community members and educators.

First Nations Chiefs in Maskwacis, Alta., about 90 kilometres south of Edmonton, gathered Saturday morning to celebrate with a victory song.

Ottawa tabled a water quality legislation for First Nations communities such as Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation who has been on the boil water advisory for over 30 years.

"We leave here united," said FSIN 2nd Vice-Chief David Pratt in his concession speech as he congratulated newly elected AFN national chief Cindy Woodhouse.

A Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission report looked into how stakeholders perceived a police practice known as street checks.

After six separate rounds of voting, AFN regional chief Cindy Woodhouse had collected 50.8 per cent of the registered vote, leading her closest challenger: David Pratt.

The Assembly of First Nations will vote in a new leader this week. Voting begins on Dec. 6 during a special chiefs assembly hosted by the national advocacy organization.

It's election day for the Assembly of First Nations, where chiefs in the assembly or their proxies will decide who's best suited to lead the organization.

The province announced it is exempting per capita distribution payments for First Nations members receiving income assistance following claims that it was being withheld.

The Burns Way is an app geared to veterans and their families to access mental health and wellness services is named after James Smith Cree Nation veteran Earl Burns.

Many organizations and communities pay tribute with various events over the next few days in honour of the province's Indigenous veterans.

Already tens of billions over budget, a dispute over a 1.3-km stretch of construction is standing in the way of the completion of the 1,147-km Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Sheila North is an advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women, a former journalist and a member of Bunibonibee Cree Nation.

Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse has announced her candidacy in the upcoming Assembly of First Nations national chief election.