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A central Alberta First Nation that has been plagued by violence for decades has launched an initiative aiming to protect Indigenous youth from the pressures of gang life, both on and off reserve. The First Nations that make up Maskwacis, about 80 km south of Edmonton, have launched an advertising …
Read More »Onion Lake Cree Nation woman earns TD scholarship – Saskatoon
One of this year’s 25 TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples recipients hails from Onion Lake Cree Nation. “The idea that TD saw enough value in the work that I’m doing to be able to be a recipient of this award is super, super meaningful,” Dante Carter said Friday. Carter sits …
Read More »Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man. teenager shot, RCMP looking for answers – Winnipeg
By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted May 30, 2024 5:18 pm Updated May 30, 2024 5:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A teenager is recovering in hospital after being shot in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man. Early Thursday morning, RCMP said officers received several …
Read More »RCMP launch homicide investigation in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, Man.
Manitoba RCMP say the body of a 61-year-old man was found Saturday on the outskirts of the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation. The man’s death is being treated as a homicide. News Source link
Read More »RCMP make arrest in suspicious death in Manitoba’s Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Manitoba RCMP discovered the body of a 47-year-old community member on Friday after responding to a report of an injured man at a local home. News Source link
Read More »Missing woman from Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Man. found dead – Winnipeg
By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted October 4, 2023 11:36 am Updated October 4, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A woman has been found dead after going missing for about four days. On Sept. 30, Thompson, Man., RCMP said they were told a 41-year-old …
Read More »Sask. RCMP identify Big Sky Lake Cree Nation human remains as 20-year-old man
Human remains that were found on May 3 near Big Island Lake Cree Territory in Saskatchewan have been identified by forensic teams as 20-year-old Dominic Kahpoonapit. Saskatchewan RCMP said the autopsy was completed on Tuesday, noting the Big Sky Lake Cree Nation resident was reported missing back on Dec. 13, …
Read More »Woman, 25, found dead inside home in Tataskweyak Cree Nation after a fire – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 25-year-old woman was found dead inside a home on Airport Road, in Tataskweyak Cree Nation (Split Lake) after a fire, Manitoba RCMP say. On Sunday, five minutes after 11 p.m., Thompson RCMP, along with the local fire department, went to the …
Read More »Cree scholar ‘in shock’ after being appointed to Senate seat
Margo Greenwood said she was “in shock” after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she will become the newest member of the Senate. A professor at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, Greenwood is an internationally recognized expert in health research, specifically Indigenous health and well-being, says a press …
Read More »Northern Cree celebrates full ownership of latest album
The sounds from the Northern Cree drum has spanned more than four decades and 49 albums but the group’s latest release Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning is completely owned by the artists. Steve Wood, who is Nehiyaw from Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, is the group’s co-founder and leader and said it’s exciting …
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