Cree Court Staff Honoured by Premier

Cree Court Staff Honoured by Premier Thursday, September 04, 2003 at 16:07       Five staff members of Saskatchewan’s Cree Court were honoured by the provincial government yesterday.   Premier Lorne Calvert presented the Premier’s Award for Excellence in...

Bands Settle Tobacco Tax Issue With Province

Bands Settle Tobacco Tax Issue With Province Wednesday, September 03, 2003 at 14:48       Two northern Saskatchewan First Nations have reached a settlement with the province over the issue of collecting fuel and tobacco taxes on reserve.   The Shoal Lake Cree Nation...

Teenaged Murder Suspects Make Court Appearance

Teenaged Murder Suspects Make Court Appearance Wednesday, September 03, 2003 at 14:45       Two teenage boys accused of murdering a man in Grandmother’s Bay earlier this summer made an appearance in a La Ronge courtroom yesterday.   The boys, aged 15 and 16, are...

Province Accuses Beauval Man of Squatting

Province Accuses Beauval Man of Squatting Tuesday, September 02, 2003 at 14:50       A Beauval-area man has a court date with the provincial government later this week over whether he has the right to live on unoccupied Crown land.   The government contends that...

Grandmother’s Bay Murder Suspects Back in Court

Grandmother’s Bay Murder Suspects Back in Court Tuesday, September 02, 2003 at 14:38       Two teenaged boys accused of murdering a man in Grandmother’s Bay earlier this summer make another court appearance today.   The 2 youths, aged 15 and 16, will be in...

Belanger acclaimed as Athabasca NDP candidate

Belanger acclaimed as Athabasca NDP candidate Friday, August 29, 2003 at 13:28       Over 80-people attended the NDP nomination meeting for the Athabasca constituency Thursday night in Ile-a-la-Crosse.   Incumbent Buckley Belanger says he was pleased with the turnout...

PBCN urban member meeting closed to reporters

PBCN urban member meeting closed to reporters Friday, August 29, 2003 at 13:25       Urban members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation assembled in the gymnasium of the Prince Albert Indian Education Centre last night. They were there to hear from Chief Ron Michel and...

Aboriginal Storyteller to vist historic park

Aboriginal Storyteller to vist historic park Friday, August 29, 2003 at 13:24       For the second straight year Fort Carlton historic park is hosting a night of candlelit story-telling by a first-nations artist.   Joseph Naytowhow will perform inside a tent on the...

Belanger Expected to Win Nomination Unchallenged

Belanger Expected to Win Nomination Unchallenged Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 13:16       Northern Affairs Minister Buckley Belanger is expected to get the Athabasca NDP riding association’s blessing tonight as its candidate for the next provincial election.  ...

Wild Rice Crops May Go Unharvested

Wild Rice Crops May Go Unharvested Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 13:13       A wild rice expert says he wouldn’t be surprised if some Northern Saskatchewan wild rice growers decided to leave their crops in the water.   Some wild rice producers in Manitoba are...