by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
People With Chronic Conditions Helping Others Friday, October 31, 2008 at 14:15 Nineteen Aboriginal people from Saskatoon and Yorkton who are living with chronic conditions are teaching others how to live healthy lifestyles with their conditions. Erika Okemaysim...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Aboriginal Man Mistakenly Kept In Jail For Months Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 13:10 A Saskatchewan First Nations man who spent six more months in jail than he was supposed to is thinking about launching a lawsuit. According to the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Columnist’s Remarks Anger Aboriginal Community Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 13:07 A recent article in a national newspaper is drawing fire from the Aboriginal community. In Saturday’s Globe and Mail, columnist Margaret Wente defended International...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Bands Set To Discuss Overlapping Traditional Areas Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 13:03 About 250 Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 chiefs and officials are expected in the Battlefords for duty to consult meetings next week. Those meetings, hosted by the Battlefords Agency...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Land Claim Settlement In Keeseekoose Band Coffers Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 12:58 The Keeseekoose First Nation now has access to over $23 million from a settlement with Ottawa. The federal government recently released Keeseekoose’s share of the $78...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Integrated Community Schools Given High Marks Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 12:42 A researcher from the West Coast says she is confident community schools in Air Ronge, Regina and Duck Lake are on the right path. Dr. Susan Phillips travelled to Saskatchewan and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Tip Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Mistawasis Predator Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:47 A man charged with six counts of sexual assault on a Saskatchewan reserve is due to appear in a Prince Albert courtroom Friday morning. Devon Shane Brandon was apprehended...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Truth Commission To Include Probe Of Deaths Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:42 A group of investigators is preparing to review the deaths of children in residential schools. An official with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says details still have to be...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Talks Fail To Produce Deal On Revenue-Sharing Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:39 The chief of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council is urging the provincial government to be more flexible when it comes to the issue of resource revenue-sharing. Chief Helen Ben says,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Study Proposes New Approach To Reserve Schooling Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:30 A public policy professor says on-reserve schools need to be administered by Aboriginal-run school authorities if graduation rates amongst Aboriginal students are going to...
