Wayne Semaganis News Today

Some Saskatchewan residential school survivors say Pope Francis's apology is not good enough.

Official says fundraiser is still a high priority, with details to come in the 'near future'

Betty Nippi-Albright, the NDP critic for First Nations and Métis relations, says Saskatchewan's provincial government should stop selling Crown land, which she says is essential for First Nations and Métis hunters, trappers and traditional land users exercising their treaty rights. 

Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Todays Best Country Jul 19, 2021 | 3:31 PM Chief Wayne Semaganis of Little Pine First Nation speaking at Saturdays presser. He said he wants the federal to meet with Treaty Chiefs to discuss business with the First Nations people and honor the agreement between them and Canada. pic.twitter.com/HrkIan4PGi The radar search for graves at the former residential school site at Delmas could take many more months before it is fully complete. Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs ...

The grave of residential school student Henry Achenam. Chief Lori Whitecalf and BATC executive director Neil Sasakamoose at Henry Achenam’s grave. Photos by John Cairns   The search for graves of those who attended the former Delmas Indian Residential School site has begun. On Saturday morning, the search for unmarked graves began with the use of ground-penetrating radar on the grounds of the former Thunderchild/St. Henri Indian Residential School which burned down in 1948. The ground...

The discovery of 215 unmarked graves in Kamloops has renewed questions about the fate of thousands of children who died attending residential schools across the country. Many of those are in Saskatchewan.

Sask. First Nations rally behind northern community in dispute with uranium company First Nations leaders are rallying behind the Birch Narrows Dene Nation in its dispute with the provincial government and a uranium company. Social Sharing Birch Narrows Dene Nation set up a blockade, saying uranium exploration company began work without its consent Posted: Feb 24, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 24 Trapper and elder Ron Desjardin, shown here, was one of the Birch Narrow Dene Nation mem...