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Thanks to his work as chief of the White Bear First Nation, shared with that community’s leaders in the 1990s, Indigenous-led casinos are regular fixtures today: Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), their regulating body, earned $270 million in the last fiscal year, employs more than 1,600 people, manages seven year-round casinos, and is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. But as Shepherd, now a band councillor, looks back he’s reminded that the tidy, yearly milestones offer only half a picture. Earlier events in the 90s point to familiar themes when governments interact with Indigenous people: Heavy-handed police power; minimal government support for First Nations; betrayed commitments.
The Ministry of Health said there are 177 people in hospital, with 30 patients receiving intensive care.
Premier Scott Moe focused on vaccinations, noting the success of the province s rollout but also noting it would soon run out of vaccine because there are no deliveries coming next week. Saskatchewan now has the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccine shots administered of any province in Canada, Moe tweeted Friday. The federal government needs to get us more vaccines more quickly.
Health officials said so far, more than 31,000 shots have been injected into the arms of doctors, nurses, long-term care staff and residents, and well as seniors in different communities.