Discover the Delta
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Cumberland CN files lawsuit to protect Saskatchewan River Delta
“With protection, you need management. Our people and the land users, who live by the delta, know and see the changes occurring. What’s going to help save the delta is our people, and the [provincial] government needs to step forward and stand behind us and help save one of the world’s beautiful areas.”
Jon Perez
(SaskToday)
June 11, 2025 -
Sask. First Nation sues province over drying river delta
WATCH: Cumberland House Cree Nation is suing the Saskatchewan government for failing to protect it's most vital resource — the Saskatchewan River Delta.
CTV News Saskatoon
June 10, 2025 -
Lawsuit accuses province of failing to protect Saskatchewan River delta, violating treaty obligations
Cumberland House Cree Nation says the provincial government is not protecting the Saskatchewan River system, and now it's time to take the province to court.
Hannah Spray
(CBC News)
June 10, 2025 -
First Nation sues province for failing to protect the Cumberland House delta
Cumberland House Cree Nation (CHCN) is suing the Saskatchewan government for failing to protect its most vital resource: the Saskatchewan River Delta, North America’s largest inland delta.
Rory MacLean
(CTV Saskatoon)
June 10, 2025 -
Cumberland House Cree Nation takes province to court over Saskatchewan River Delta
“We are pursuing this litigation against the province to compel the responsible management of upstream activities. The Delta and our rights are too important to be ignored.”
Joel Willick
(MBC Radio)
June 10, 2025 -
Cumberland House Cree Nation files claim against Province for failing to protect Saskatchewan River Delta
The leadership of Cumberland House Cree Nation is taking the provincial government to court for what they believe has been a breach of their treaty rights.
Keira Miller
(98 Cool Radio)
June 10, 2025 -
In Saskatchewan, North America's largest inland river delta is under threat
Environmentalists, First Nations leaders worry about potential impact of major irrigation project
Alexandre Silberman
(CBC Saskatchewan)
August 8, 2024 -
Opinion: Saskatchewan river delta advocate’s life set terrific example
Ken Coates pays tribute to the life of environmentalist Gary Carriere, who raised concerns about threats to the Saskatchewan River Delta.
Ken Coates
(Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
January 24, 2024 -
How sediment could solve the water issues at Cumberland House
Derek Craddock
NortheastNOW
(October 25, 2023) -
Cumberland House, Sask., declares state of emergency due to low water supply
Local reservoir the only source of water for about 2,000 people
Louise BigEagle
(CBC Saskatchewan)
October 20, 2023 -
The great Saskatchewan River Delta is a good place to start resetting our ecological compass: Ken Coates in the Globe and Mail
Canada must not only listen to Indigenous communities, but work with them to develop long-term environmental solutions.
Ken Coates
(The Globe and Mail)
September 22, 2022 -
Land protector’s passion and dedication the focus of USask honorary degree
Thanks to Gary Carriere, there is new hope for the Saskatchewan River Delta.
(University of Saskatchewan)
June 16, 2023 -
Beyond Targets: Spotlight on the Saskatchewan River Delta
In June 2021, the Cumberland House Cree Nation declared formal protection for the Kitaskīnaw under Canadian Indigenous law. Below, Nadina Gardiner from Cumberland House Cree Nation shares her perspective on this important area. As told to Emily Henderson.
(WWF)
September 20, 2022 -
North Sask. lake comes under ecological protection
The lake is part of the Saskatchewan River Delta, which stretches over 10,000 square kilometres of wetland straddling the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border.
Nick Pearce
(Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
November 25, 2021 -
'The river is hungry:' When North America's largest inland delta withers
"The local people have a better idea. We see it everyday. As the water shrinks, everything else will shrink with it."
Nick Pearce
(Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
September 30, 2021 -
First Nation declares sovereignty over Saskatchewan River Delta
“We've got to do something to save what's left," Sask. First Nation chief says.
Nick Pearce
(Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
June 11, 2021
The River is Hungry
The need for a solution is mounting as the Saskatchewan River Delta undergoes a decades-long deterioration impacting Indigenous land users and wildlife, including millions of birds.
(Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
CPAWS Docuseries Episode Two: The Saskatchewan River Delta
Episode 2: The Saskatchewan River Delta explores the third largest inland river delta in the world, the Indigenous people who have co-existed here for millennia and their struggle to prevent this ecosystem's collapse. The Delta is dying, but you can help us save it.
