The Southern First Nations Network of Care says it was victim of a cyberattack in the early hours of Nov. 21 which has potential impacts on eight Child and Family Services agencies in Manitoba. Spokesperson Jim Compton said the organization is working to determine the scope and origin of the attack and what personal information…

Residents of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation are on edge and some are holding their children close, as the community of 1,000 people in northwest Saskatchewan looks to address a series of recent suicides. There have been seven in the last two years alone — three of which occurred in recent weeks, including a 10-year-old…

Why would the Saskatchewan Hockey Association decide that a First Nation’s “one-of-a-kind” hockey program should no longer exist? It’s the question that has been vexing many in the Saskatchewan and Indigenous hockey communities following the Nov. 12 announcement from the SHA that the Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation, located approximately 80 kilometres north of Saskatoon, will no longer…

One of the most loaded and emotional issues facing the new Justin Trudeau government on its reconciliation agenda is heading to Federal Court over the next two days. Justice Canada lawyers are set to argue against compensating First Nations children impacted by the on-reserve child welfare system. In September, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered…

An Inuit musical duo is finding the harmony between traditional throat singing and classic Christmas carols in a brand new album.  Sisters Tiffany Kuliktana Ayalik and Kayley Inuksuk Mackay make up the duo Piqsiq. Originally from Yellowknife, the two started throat singing when they were four or five years old.  In the traditional practice, called katajjaq, two women…

For Craig McCallum, playing for the Beardy’s Blackhawks midget AAA hockey team was life-changing.  Now, he says he’s sad to hear the team won’t be playing in Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation after this season. “That program is more than just a hockey program for so many people,” McCallum said — and for First Nations kids in Saskatchewan,…