Emma LeClair

White Raven Healing Centre Combines Modern Medicine With Traditional Indigenous Practices

Artwork outside of the WRHC. Photo by Emma LeClair

Western medicine is the standard approach to treating mental illness, addiction and trauma in Saskatchewan, but an Indigenous-run healing centre in Fort Qu’appelle is empowering its community to choose their own treatment. Fort Qu’appelle’s White Raven Healing Centre operates out of the All Nations’ Healing […]

Long-time Journalist Nelson Bird Recognized At Okimaw Awards In Regina

Hosts and recipients of the Okimaw Awards pose on stage

Nelson Bird, a lecturer in Indigenous Journalism & Communication Arts at the First Nations University of Canada and long-time journalist, received the “Lifetime Journey” award at Saskatchewan’s first Okimaw Awards. The Okimaw Awards, which recognize the contributions of Indigenous men throughout Saskatchewan, took place last […]