Home: A Journey of Love
Home: A Journey of Love
It started with a phone call and now some precious artifacts are with the Cote First Nation. Stone tools potentially dating back thousands of years went on an amazing journey to find their way home. Elizabeth Renz born Soloninko grew up picking stones on a farm located in the RM of Cote near Togo in the early 1950s. He...
Aug 02, 2024
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Indigenous Chiropractors take a crack at curbing opioid crisis
Finding basic chiropractic care in rural and Indigenous communities can be a challenge but Dr. David Peeace along with other dedicated chiropractors are working to change things. "We're trying to increase awareness, because there's not a lot of chiropractic services for Indigenous people, aside from in urban centr...
Jun 20, 2024
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Indigenous Chiropractors take a crack at curbing opioid crisis
Finding basic chiropractic care in rural and Indigenous communities can be a challenge but Dr. David Peeace along with other dedicated chiropractors are working to change things. "We're trying to increase awareness, because there's not a lot of chiropractic services for Indigenous people, aside from in urban centr...
Jun 20, 2024
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Canadian astronaut takes Indigenous Knowledge to new heights.
The stars lined up when Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen met David "Sabe" Courchene from Turtle Lodge. As a result, Canada's first astronaut to travel around the moon as part of the Artemis II Mission will do so while carrying the Seven Grandfather Teachings close to his heart. It is to be the...
Jun 20, 2024
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Saskatchewan's two largest cities talk Reconciliation
Reconciliation is said to be a priority for cities around the province, Eagle Feather News took a look at Saskatchewan's two biggest cities to highlight some of the most recent Reconciliation efforts. SASKATOON Saskatoon's new Reconciliation visual identity In early 2023, the City of Saskatoon approved a new visual ide...
Jun 18, 2024
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Arts & Culture
Celebrating Treaty 4
Time to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of Treaty 4
When Manitoba was only four years old, and more than three decades before Alberta and Saskatchewan ever existed, the Crown recognized nearly 200,000 square-kilometres covering the southern regions of all three of these present-day provinces as Treaty 4 territory. September 15 will mark 150 years since the Queen's repre...
Aug 03, 2024
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Home: A Journey of Love
Home: A Journey of Love
It started with a phone call and now some precious artifacts are with the Cote First Nation. Stone tools potentially dating back thousands of years went on an amazing journey to find their way home. Elizabeth Renz born Soloninko grew up picking stones on a farm located in the RM of Cote near Togo in the early 1950s. He...
Aug 02, 2024
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Saskatchewan's two largest cities talk Reconciliation
Reconciliation is said to be a priority for cities around the province, Eagle Feather News took a look at Saskatchewan's two biggest cities to highlight some of the most recent Reconciliation efforts. SASKATOON Saskatoon's new Reconciliation visual identity In early 2023, the City of Saskatoon approved a new visual ide...
Jun 18, 2024
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Longest boil-water advisory ends
One of Canada's longest boil-water advisories has come to an end
Aug 05, 2024
Pasqua First Nation football player excels on and off the field
Celebrating Treaty 4
Time to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of Treaty 4
Aug 03, 2024
Home: A Journey of Love
Home: A Journey of Love
Aug 02, 2024
Editorial - EFNews UPDATE
Indigenous Chiropractors take a crack at curbing opioid crisis
Jun 20, 2024
Canadian astronaut takes Indigenous Knowledge to new heights.
Jun 20, 2024
Business
Editorial - EFNews UPDATE
To say 2023 was a difficult news year would be a mild statement and unfortunately 2024 is not looking any brighter for all news outlets across Canada. Some of you may have noticed the absence of a physical paper and a lack of new content on the website. Sadly, the Eagle Feather team is announcing that after almost 27 y...
Feb 12, 2024
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Venue B Opens its Doors to the Community
Venue B, is the newest venture of entrepreneur, career coach and human resource specialist Michelle Brooks. Founding this new business has allowed Brooks to create space for Indigenous arts and business to flourish. "I had a lot of great moments in my career, and I decided that I wanted to work for myself and impr...
Dec 07, 2023
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Business Profile: Bannock Express: From Pandemic Risk to Culinary Triumph
Do Dragons love bannock? We'll find out in a few months. There's been a gradual bannock takeover in Saskatchewan thanks to Rachel Smith, owner of Bannock Express. It all started as a catering company in 2016, when Smith decided to take a chance and open a restaurant during the pandemic. The risk paid off, with Smith op...
Nov 29, 2023
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Education
Treaty-Walk project earns Fort Qu'Appelle teacher federal recognition
André Boutin-Maloney is proving small ideas can turn into something grand. The Bert Fox Community High School teacher and his students created a digital, interactive, and self-guided walk called Finding Common Ground: A Treaty Walk (& Roll) Through Fort Qu'Appelle. As a result, Boutin-Maloney received the p...
Dec 07, 2023
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Beloved Café returns to FNUniv campus
After a long hiatus, Kôhkom Bea's Café has re-opened its doors to the FirstNations University of Canada's (FNUniv) Regina community. Located on the east side of the FNUniv building, Kôhkom Bea's has been either closed or operated by outside vendors for years. During the opening, many gathered outside...
Nov 28, 2023
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Province recruits Indigenous post-secondary graduates
A new internship program gives recent graduates an opportunity to potentially secure long-term careers in the Crown sector. Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) has created Crown Career Pathways (CCP) for post-secondary Indigenous students interested in working within the Crown sector, provincial government, or the priv...
Nov 27, 2023
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Health
Longest boil-water advisory ends
One of Canada's longest boil-water advisories has come to an end
Safe drinking water is an expectation, especially in Canada, but for the Star Blanket Cree Nation it is a life-changing event worth celebrating. Thanks to a new $10.5 million water treatment station all 112 homes on Star Blanket Cree Nation (SBCN) and neighbouring reserves finally have access to clean, drinkable water....
Aug 05, 2024
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Talking Stick can be a lifesaver
Accessing safe and confidential mental health supports for Indigenous youth is just one click away thanks to Talking Stick. It is an online chat platform created by TryCycle Data Systems (TDS), which is a Canadian digital health solutions company. "We found there weren't enough culturally sensitive mental health s...
Oct 30, 2023
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Being an athlete and an academic can be a winning combination
Lori Cambell loves a good challenge and she's not afraid to show it. She's one of the players in a new reality TV show called Canada's Ultimate Challenge. Six teams comprised of four athletes compete against one another in a series of physical challenges. Each team is coached by a Canadian sport hero. "We got to c...
Mar 29, 2023
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Politics
Leadership say voter apathy threatens its financial future
Over the weekend the members of Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation voted on its 1909 land claim and instead of celebrating, the leadership were still trying to figure out what went wrong. "We were only 20 votes away from meeting the requirement to pass, which is disappointing," said Chief Melissa Tavita in a news ...
May 18, 2023
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Newly elected chief of Cowessess First Nation speaks with Eagle Feather News
Erica Beaudin has spent most of her life as an Indigenous advocate and servant of the people within the City of Regina, but after some careful thought she decided it was time to go home. On April 24th, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Beaudin took the oath of office to become the new chief of Cowessess First Nation. She admi...
May 15, 2023
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Two new faces take on FSIN Youth Representatives role
Sometimes numbers are the best way to appreciate a new event. There are over 175,000 Indigenous people in Saskatchewan, according to Statistics Canada. One of the fastest growing demographics in the province are Indigenous youth aged 15-24, who make up almost a quarter of all youth in Saskatchewan. This past April, at ...
May 20, 2022
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Sports
Mason Fine shares his Indigenous connection
Mason Fine's love of football helped him connect with his own Native American heritage. The 26-year-old quarterback born and raised in Pegs, Okla. is a member of the Cherokee Nation. He said being born into a family of football enthusiasts he was aware of the Canadian Football League but admits his knowledge of the pro...
Jan 05, 2024
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Saskatchewan Roughriders organization commits to Sports Reconciliation
The road to Reconciliation is not an easy one, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club is proving collaboration and inclusion does work. As part of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation some CFL teams unveiled Indigenous inspired jerseys to mark the day. The Saskatchewan Roughriders chose to do something a li...
Dec 22, 2023
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Off-Ice inspiration from an Indigenous Role Model
PASQUA FIRST NATION - Retired NHL player Jordin Tootoo made some rounds in Treaty 4 territory during the month of November. One of the stops he made was in Pasqua First Nation for its National Addiction Awareness Week. Tootoo, the former NHL right-winger, author and motivational speaker is most known for being the firs...
Dec 18, 2023
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