BEAUVAL, Saskatchewan, July 9, 2026
Indigenous Peoples are the guardians of their stories. Support for Indigenous broadcasting in the North is essential in empowering these communities to tell their stories, preserve their cultures and identities and advance reconciliation.
Today, the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, and Member of Parliament (Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River), announced the Government of Canada has invested $1.89 million over two years in Indigenous audio and video content production and broadcasting. He made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages.
This support, through the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting component of the Indigenous Languages Program, will contribute to the protection and enhancement of Indigenous languages and cultures by helping fund radio and television programming suited to the needs and realities of Cree, Dene and Métis communities in northern Saskatchewan.
The funding includes:
Minahik Achimowin (CFNK Radio 89.9 FM)
Pinehouse, Saskatchewan
$642,757 over two years
Minahik Achimowin produces a variety of culturally and regionally relevant radio programs in the Michif and Michif-Cree languages including news, traditional knowledge, music and talk radio. It broadcasts to residents of Pinehouse and nearby Cree and Métis communities in northern Saskatchewan via CFNK Radio 89.9 FM and on the internet.
Ile a la Crosse Communication Society (CILX Michif Radio 92.5 FM)
Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan
$428,800 over two years
The Ile a la Crosse Communication Society produces radio and television programs in Michif and English including news, music, community and language education content. It broadcasts via CILX Michif Radio, its regional television network and online.
Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC Radio)
La Ronge and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
$618,914 over two years
The Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation produces radio programs in English, Cree, Dene and Michif, featuring educational content, interviews, news, talk radio and music. MBC Radio broadcasts directly to 70 First Nations, Métis communities and most urban centres across Saskatchewan as well as on the Internet.
Sipisisihk Communications (CIPI Radio 96.5 FM)
Beauval, Saskatchewan
$200,000 over two years
Sipisisihk Communications produces radio programs in Cree and Michif, including news, community events, music and cultural content. CIPI Radio 96.5 FM is broadcast to six communities in northern Saskatchewan and on the internet.
