Moosomin First Nation Hosts Olympic Torch

Moosomin First Nation Hosts Olympic Torch Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:59     The grandstands were full to overflowing as the Olympic torch came to the Moosomin First Nation yesterday.   Cody Kahpeaysewat of the Moosomin First Nation carried it first, and then...

Charges Laid In Prison Attack On Gang Leader

Charges Laid In Prison Attack On Gang Leader Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 14:18     The RCMP have charged six men in connection to the recent killing of Indian Posse co-founder Daniel Richard Wolfe at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.   The Mounties say they responded to...

First Nations War Veteran Memorialized

First Nations War Veteran Memorialized Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:30     A woman who grew up with a veteran who passed away this weekend wants people to remember her friend as a good person.   Josephine Greyeyes of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation passed away on...

Second Degree Murder Trial Underway In Battleford

Second Degree Murder Trial Underway In Battleford Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:27     A Battleford court has heard that a Thunderchild First Nation man was beaten to death for allegedly stealing a bottle of liquor.   Yesterday was the first day of a two-week-long...

Red Pheasant TLE Land To Be Developed This Spring

Red Pheasant TLE Land To Be Developed This Spring Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:23     The Red Pheasant First Nation expects to break ground this spring on an industrial development on the band’s TLE land.   The 30-acre parcel is part of 347 acres the band...

Gang Recruits Still Have Choices: LeClerc

Gang Recruits Still Have Choices: LeClerc Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:19     An Aboriginal politician is encouraging First Nations youth to change addresses if they’re at serious risk of being recruited into a gang.   Before he became a Sask Party MLA, Serge...

Prices Up At First 2010 Wild Fur Sale

Prices Up At First 2010 Wild Fur Sale Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:16     Hopes are high for the future of wild fur, following the first fur sale of the year.   Officials with Fur Harvesters Auction in North Bay, Ontario were very pleased with Saturday’s sale...

Olympic Torch Visits Wanuskewin

Olympic Torch Visits Wanuskewin Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:13     Hundreds of school children gathered at Wanuskewin Heritage Park for a ceremony marking the arrival of the Olympic flame.   Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Vice-chief Morley Watson says...

Too Little Snow Keeping Dog Race Sign-ups Low

Too Little Snow Keeping Dog Race Sign-ups Low Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:10     A northern Saskatchewan sled dog race organizer says she’s hoping for a few more weeks of cold weather — at least enough to keep mushers training their dogs on hard-packed...

Banking Official Defends INAC Loan Program

Banking Official Defends INAC Loan Program Thursday, January 07, 2010 at 12:17     A First Nations banking leader is defending Indian Affairs over its handling of an on-reserve loan program.   Keith Martell of the First Nations Bank of Canada says he knows a ruckus...