Murray Wood: What happened to basic manners?
At the risk of sounding old fashioned, Murray Wood is questioning the manners of some of the people he meets. He says pe...
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Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief says relaxing drug penalties will ‘make change in First Nations peoples lives’
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand is hoping newly tabled legislation aimed at easing penalties for drug offences can have the impact he dreams of. “It’s going to make change in Fi...
Feb 20, 2021
Twin Indigenous hockey players look to inspire others with NCAA Division 1 scholarship opportunity
Twins Jordyn and Kyla Bear are looking to pave the way for the next generation of Indigenous hockey players. The pair grew up on the Ochapowace First Nation, around 100 kilometres south of Yorkton. Th...
Feb 10, 2021
FSIN ‘disappointed’ in federal government’s decision to trust province with vaccine rollout
Saskatchewan’s Indigenous population continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, along with vaccine availability. On Dec. 2, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) called for...
Dec 10, 2020
FSIN says it’s imperative for First Nations to be on COVID-19 vaccine priority list
When Saskatchewan rolls up its sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine, the Indigenous population should be on the priority list. That was the message from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)...
Dec 02, 2020
Carry The Kettle First Nation locked down 14 days after COVID-19 outbreak
Carry The Kettle First Nation is under a 14-day lockdown following an outbreak of eight COVID-19 cases over the weekend. Chief Brady O'Watch said residents have been ordered to stay home, with a desig...
Dec 02, 2020
Jamie Nye: Fred Sasakamoose turned horror into heroism
The life of Fred Sasakamoose is fit for Hollywood. The iconic figure in Saskatchewan hockey is highly regarded not only in the athletic realm but as a fixture of inspiration for First Nations communit...
Nov 25, 2020
Lockdowns, border security and social media: How Sask.’s Indigenous communities are tackling COVID
Regardless of where you are located within the province, the COVID response has differed. The same can be said within Saskatchewan's 72 Indigenous communities. From partial to full lockdowns to an inc...
Nov 18, 2020
Permanent ’60s Scoop foundation set to launch Thursday
TORONTO - Survivors of the notorious '60s Scoop are set to mark a key milestone on Thursday with the ceremonial launch of a $50-million foundation aimed at healing the damage wrought by the practice o...
Nov 12, 2020
Sask. chiefs gather to lend support, share their pain on suicide
Where there are normally only a few people here and there in the protest camp across from the legislature, on Tuesday dozens of chiefs wearing facemasks along with their headdresses stood behind Trist...
Aug 11, 2020 Tristen Durocher stands with chiefs from First Nations across the province who came to his protest camp in Wascana Park to show their support for him and his cause on Aug. 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Northern leaders in Sask. say security checkpoints restricting travel go too far
Leaders in northern Saskatchewan say security checkpoints restricting travel in and out of their communities have gone too far. The measure was brought in by the province last month to control the spr...
May 12, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 18
Evan talks with Fraser Institute Senior Fellow Michael Zwaagstra aobut his recent research about university student beha...