Saskatchewan First Nation

• Sask. First Nation land claim settlement vote falls short due to low vote turnout

  Part of the settlement includes a payment of $150 million and allowing the First Nation to purchase around 18 thousand acres of land that can be converted to reserves.

  Canada

  May 17, 2023
  
• Shaping Saskatchewan: Aly Bear

  Aly Bear is the third Vice Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and is the first lawyer to come from the Dakota White Cap first nation.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2023
  
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• New Saskatoon-based investment company claims to be first Indigenous-owned firm in Canada

  The idea is for First Nation communities to have better access to their investors and capital funds. 

  Money

  Jan 23, 2023
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• Saskatchewan First Nation says 14 possible grave sites found at former residential school

  Chief Byron Bitternose of the George Gordon First Nation says the findings at the site north of Regina follow months of work with ground-penetrating radar.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2022
• Saskatchewan First Nation announces home building project with corrections program

  The MGBHLM First Nation's partnership with CORCAN helps the company get off of its feet while offering prisoners a chance to learn a skilled trade.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2021
• Yoga classes aim to train more Indigenous instructors in Saskatchewan, promote healing

  The Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association just wrapped up a month-long course training Indigenous instructors.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2021
• ‘Terribly saddened’: Trudeau laments residential school graves discovery in Saskatchewan

  'No child should have ever been taken away from their families and communities, and robbed of their language, culture, and identity,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2021
• Saskatchewan First Nation awarded $141M in adjusted decades-long land claim settlement

  The Saskatchewan First Nation said the money will go into an independently managed trust to provide income for its future generations.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
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• Grandmother named 1st female chief of Muskoday First Nation

  Instead of retiring this month, Ava Bear chose to return to politics and has become the first female chief of Muskoday First Nation.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2021
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• Saskatchewan First Nation awarded nearly $127M in decades-long land claim settlement

  The Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation has been awarded about $127 million in a decades-long land claim settlement.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021