Poundmaker Cree Nation

• ‘FSIN lost its vision’: Poundmaker Cree Nation cuts ties with Sask. Indigenous organization

  Poundmaker Cree Nation announced on Wednesday that they were officially cutting ties with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, effective immediately. 

  Politics

  Oct 13, 2022
  
• Saskatchewan leaders look to implement First Nations policing after stabbing tragedy

  Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders push the governments to act on First Nations on-reserve policing following the mass killings in James Smith Cree Nation.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2022
  
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• Battleford, Sask. man arrested, charged with assault in alleged attack on Poundmaker man: RCMP

  Police have made an arrest and charged Adam Lesmeister, from Battleford, with one count of assault on a man from Poundmaker Cree Nation.

  Crime

  Jul 20, 2022
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• Poundmaker man allegedly attacked by 3 Sask. men seeks justice, accountability

  A 40-year-old man from Poundmaker Cree Nation claims he was attacked by three white men in Battleford. Supporters of Colby Tootoosis say video suggests racism played a factor.

  Crime

  Jul 19, 2022
• Poundmaker Cree Nation taking next steps to set up independent police force

  Poundmaker has an agreement with RCMP which gives the community access to dedicated police officers, but the chief said they spend a fraction of their time on reserve.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2021
• Poundmaker Cree Nation declares state of emergency to fight the ‘war on drugs’

  Poundmaker Cree Nation declares a state of emergency to shore up its efforts in dealing with the ongoing drug situation on its reserve.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021
• 20 bison re-introduced to Poundmaker Cree Nation

  Poundmaker Cree Nation is hoping to grow their recently acquired bison herd by the 100s after welcoming them back to the community on Feb. 19.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2021
• Poundmaker Cree Nation scholar wins $105K to rethink the education system

  A PhD student at Concordia University in Montreal, Alexandra Nordstrom has been awarded a $105,000 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

  Features

  Aug 7, 2020
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• Justin Trudeau exonerates Saskatchewan chief of historic treason conviction

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vindicated Chief Poundmaker during a ceremony at the reserve in Saskatchewan that bears his name - Poundmaker Cree Nation.

  Canada

  May 23, 2019
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• Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Chief Poundmaker exoneration

  Milton Tootoosis has been part of an effort that he says has spanned years to press Ottawa to exonerate Chief Poundmaker.

  Canada

  May 20, 2019