Saskatoon / 650 CKOM
Jul 20, 2021 | 3:46 PM
Around 300 walked the streets of downtown Saskatoon Tuesday, bringing awareness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission s Calls to Action. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand stood before the media Tuesday, minutes prior to the start of a walk for reconciliation.
Wearing flip-flops, Arcand was preparing to make a 23-block trek across downtown Saskatoon.
When asked about his choice of footwear, Arcand didn’t beat around the bush.
“Think about how much our residential school survivors suffered,” he said. “For me just to get blisters and for me just to walk in flip flops is a small gesture for what they went through.”
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Saskatoon / 650 CKOM
Jun 3, 2021 | 5:21 PM
The FSIN is backing Muskowekwan Chief Reginald Bellerose in his bid for AFN National Chief. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Chief Reginald Bellerose wants to become the next chief of the Assembly of First Nations and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) wants him in that position, too.
The FSIN held a press conference Thursday morning to launch the bid by Bellerose. Bellerose, who has been the chief at Muskowekwan First Nation for the past 17 years, will look to keep the AFN chief’s seat filled with a Saskatchewan-born dignitary.
Chief Perry Bellegarde announced he was stepping down from the position in December, following the conclusion of his term. Bellegarde is originally from Little Black Bear First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory, near Balcarres.
From 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday, three individuals overdosed within the City of Moose Jaw. Of those three individuals, only two were able to be .