NC Raine is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of Eagle Feather News. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
Once upon a time, commercial fishermen in Pinehouse would cast petite fish from their nets in favour of much larger and tastier fish. But food connoisseurs across the ocean have changed that narrative.
Bird believes the future of journalism is in smaller media outlets, telling personal Indigenous stories, with technology allowing these stories to come from sources other than big corporations.
A massive ice break in the North Saskatchewan river carved out the side of a hill near the river, exposing a face or profile of that hill containing thousands of years of history.
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.
The idea for the building came two years ago from Elder Albert LeClair, who wanted a special place where Elders felt at home and could teach children and youth to reconnect with the land through traditions, culture, and language.