by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Cemetery Conference Honours Aboriginal Heritage Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 14:07 Restoring and respecting Aboriginal cemeteries was the topic of a conference held in Regina yesterday. Joe Bear, president of Aboriginal Memorials Incorporated, was a keynote...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
First Nations Compete For Weight Loss Prize Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 14:01 Jaimee Marks is leading the charge for better health on two First Nations. Members of the Peepeekisis and Standing Buffalo First Nations are participating in the School of Wellness...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Inmates Enthused About Firefighter Training Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 13:56 The co-ordinator of a firefighting program at a Prince Albert jail says he’s optimistic the initiative will return for another year. Lorne Valuck says 15 inmates enrolled in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Linguist Hopes To Preserve Nakota Language Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:38 The Carry The Kettle First Nation will soon be receiving a visit from a linguistics professor hoping to save the Nakota language. Linda Cumberland, an American linguistics expert,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
PAGC Gets Funds For Fire Prevention Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:32 The Prince Albert Grand Council is moving ahead with plans to thin out brush near a number of its communities. The tribal council recently received $1.75-million from the government to help...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
New TRC Chair Aims To Restore Faith In Process Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:29 The new chairman of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission says he’s going to have to work hard to restore the commission’s credibility. Justice Murray...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Teenager Found Dead In Pelican Narrows Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:23 Two 19-year-old men are in court today, in connection with the death of a teenage boy in Pelican Narrows on Saturday. The suspects, Scott and Steven Bloomfield, are facing manslaughter...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Man Stabbed In Stanley Mission Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:17 A 21-year-old man is in a Saskatoon hospital in critical condition after a stabbing incident in Stanley Mission on the weekend Sgt. Carole Raymond of the RCMP says the stabbing occurred in a home...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Aboriginal Senator Slams Tories For Body Bags Friday, September 18, 2009 at 13:24 A Liberal senator from a Saskatchewan First Nation says the federal government has to explain how it plans to deal with the H1N1 flu virus on reserves. Lillian Dyck says the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
MP Hopes To Enable More Foreign Uranium Investment Friday, September 18, 2009 at 13:13 A private member’s bill has been launched in the House of Commons aimed at freeing up more foreign investment in the province’s uranium sector. Brad Trost, the MP...
