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"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us." 1 John 3:16 About 30 kilometres southwest of Moose Jaw, Sask., you'll find Old Wives Lake. The story is told about a Cree band from the Ft. Qu'Apelle valley that was facing a severe food shortage in the early 1840s. After a prairie fire that spring, the buffalo herds had left the area and the people faced starvation. Everyone was excited when the scouts found a small herd of buffalo by this saltwater...
SULPHUR, Okla.-Brody Jennings, a Sulphur High School senior, has cemented his legacy as one of the school's top scholars by hard work and perseverance. Through rigorous academic courses, meticulous planning and a drive to never give up, Jennings is shattering school records and was recently selected for the 2026 Academic All-State class. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (OFE), Academic All-State honorees consist of 100 students selected annually from across...
Clark Cothern was just five when he realized that college presidents were powerful, frightening beings. What Clark saw of college presidents he noticed from floor level, as he played on the other side of his mother's desk in the administration building at Grand Canyon College (now University) in Phoenix, Arizona. His mom was dean of women at the time. Clark watched as students walked timidly down the hallway toward the president's office and stopped, their nerves on high...
What does it mean to encourage someone? To be encouraged? I looked it up and found that, in the Bible, encouragement means to inspire hope, build strength and call someone to stand firm. It's more than a "pep talk." As we grow in following Jesus, the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23) develops in our lives as we use our words to build each other up, to comfort people when they are sad or hurting, to help the weak and spur one another on to do good things, and even f...
The back page advertisement was impressive. It was colorful, dramatic and artistically appealing. The ad promoted an event that would include all the ingredients of a traditional Native powwow: drumming, dancing and all the colorful regalia found in just about every such gathering around Native North America. But the gathering was much different from the routine powwow events that fill the calendars of most Native tribes, where Native spirituality is woven deeply and intricate...
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? My life was defined by homelessness, violence, and a severe struggle with substance abuse that began when I was just 10 years old. I was apprehended by Child and Family Services when I was young and became a repeat offender within the justice system. Tragedy continued into my youth. When I was 17, my mother tragically passed away at the age of 38, which fueled a deep anger and hurt within me. In my early twenties, I joined a gang....
What's the biggest mistake you have ever made? Sometimes we perceive our mistakes as bigger than they really are. That feeling when you think you have completely wrecked something is not a good place to be. Two times come to my mind. The first one happened when I was still learning how to drive. We were out on my dad's trapline, hunting and trapping beaver. We had this huge Chevy Suburban that needed to be moved, and I volunteered to do it. I had it in reverse, and my dad was...
"You are too nice!" Denise said. "People take advantage of you because you can't say no to anyone." "Yes, you're right," I said, "It's just hard for me to say, 'No.'" "Who helped a little boy look for his lost turtle last week? Who printed out flyers about the turtle and hung them on telephone poles and stop signs? And where was his lost turtle all along?" Denise asked. "It was under his bed," I confessed. "I have a new neighbor," I said, to change the subject. "He seems very...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla.-Not once, but twice, Cherokee citizen Anna Evans cancelled her appointment to apply for foster parent certification, because after each time she scheduled, she found out she was unexpectedly expecting. "We didn't even know if we could have biological children, but there we were with a baby on the way every time we were about to start fostering," said Anna Evans, who always had dreams of both fostering and having her own children. The third time Anna and her hu...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced a funding opportunity totaling up to $3 million through the Indian Business Incubators Program to help established business incubators expand services for Native entrepreneurs in and around tribal reservation communities. Administered by the Office of Indian Economic Development, the competitive grant program will award up to 10 grants ranging from $300,000 to $400,000 annually for three years....
LANGDON, Alb.-Intertribal Life Ministries has announced plans to host a Dessert Night fundraiser on November 28 at The Meeting Place, 139 Smith Street, in Winnipeg, Man. This Dessert Night Fundraiser will offer a plethora of desserts, music, fellowship, and testimonies. The event will feature inspiration from Brandy Demery and Kene and Milly Jackson. Brandy, from the Turtle Mountain Tribe in Belcourt, North Dakota is a Native American motivational speaker and author who...
I've heard different people on social media platforms do some short skits that go something like this. I was sitting out on the deck, and I was looking at the sky trying to plan my day. Then I saw a squirrel climbing a tree, and then I said how do pine trees get their color? How do those little squirrels sleep at night? How long did I sleep last night? What did I dream about last night? I should really get blue sheets so I can sleep better! When did I do laundry last? I sure l...
I was sad to hear that Crying Wind died. I had hoped to one day meet her. I often said, "I wish I could write like Crying Wind." She was my favorite author. She could make me laugh and cry within the same chapter; sometimes the same page. Her relationships with her children, her friends and her neighbors inspired me to pay closer attention to my own relationships, but, even then, I just didn't have her warm way of caring or her funny sense of humor. She added so much to those...
I own a little Ford Adventurer RV that is 19 feet long and perfectly capable of camping off grid, since it also has an inverter and solar panel. I love taking my little RV and dogs to First Nation Communities to represent Intertribal Life Newspaper. I also very much enjoy driving through a Tim Horton's drive-thru window to order my one-fourth French Vanilla with a shot of espresso coffee! The first sip is always heavenly! My RV has some overhang on both sides, and because of t...
Question: How do I discern God's calling and remain faithful to it-especially when discouragement tempts me to let go? Answer: The first part of your question is how to "discern God's calling". Many may be challenged after hearing a powerful message that ends with an earnest plea to enter the ministry. If the desire is merely an emotional one, it will usually fade away. If the desire remains, we then must determine if it is God's calling or just a desire on our part. God...
AUBURN, WASHINGTON–Relatives stood shoulder to shoulder alongside strangers as they crowded together on the warmest weekend of the year thus far, to watch the 10th Annual Muckleshoot Gold Cup Indian Relay at Emerald Downs. 21 teams from across 7 states and 2 Canadian provinces competed in the time-honored tradition of bareback horse relay at the Muckleshoot Gold Cup for $85,000 worth of prize money. Poitras Relay took home the gold, along with $14,200 in prize money, having co...
Like a lot of native families, we grew up around a lot of family outside of a small town, ours was in Oklahoma. And so growing up, I think I had around 35 first cousins on one side of the family. During that time, my grandma raised at least half her grandkids. One of the things that I've noticed throughout the years is how important the family is to the Lord. As native people, we talk about generations. Now I look back and see how important family is. Both of my grandpas were...
"Come and see what the Lord has done, his awesome deeds for mankind" (Psalm 66.5). Date: Nov. 28, 2026 Time: Doors open at 6 p.m. with programming running from 6:30–9 p.m. Location: The Meeting Place, Winnipeg, Man. We will enjoy live music from the Rising Above Band and hear from a few friends of Intertribal Life Ministries. You will learn how the Lord has been using the ministry of ILM to impact their lives, for the glory of God. The evening will also highlight the launch o...
PAQTNKEK, N.S.-Ten Mi'kmaw communities in Nova Scotia are generating their own renewable energy with an investment of more than $4.8 million from the federal government and the communities. The project included the installation of net metered solar panels. Net metering lets the communities generate their own electricity and supply it to the electrical utility. As a result, they only pay the "net" amount of electricity, which is the difference between what their solar systems...
WASHINGTON. D.C.-The Department of the Interior has announced the launch of the Electronic Probate System, a secure digital platform that modernizes how probate cases are managed for American Indian and Alaska Native families. For the first time, beneficiaries can engage directly with the federal government on a probate case through a secure, two-way digital platform. It replaces paper-based processing with a secure, end-to-end electronic workflow designed to improve...
WHITEHORSE, Yukon-The Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, recently announced a $2.4 million investment through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to establish a new Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) centre in Yukon. This centre will strengthen Yukon First Nations-led research capacity in the territory and expand the national network of Indigenous health research centres to now include all provinces and territories. Building...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-A part of an effort to address high rates of violence among Native American Tribes and communities in the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently announced a minimum reward of $25,000 in cases involving missing or murdered Indigenous people (MMIP). The new minimum applies to more than 50 unsolved homicides and missing-person cases in tribal communities. In 2025, the FBI's National Crime Information Center noted 1500 cases...
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.-The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) are strengthening their shared commitment to wildfire preparedness, prevention, response and recovery through a new memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU, signed today in Prince Albert, formalizes an ongoing partnership and establishes a framework for First Nations leadership and knowledge to help inform wildfire planning and...
