by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
First Nations Chiefs Urged To Remember Their Place Friday, February 06, 2009 at 15:09 A First Nations youth says his peers need to realize how much power and control they have to shape their lives. Colby Tootoosis from the Poundmaker First Nation was attending...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Case Against Embattled Judge Adjourned To March Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 13:41 A provincial court judge charged with assault will have to wait a month before his case is back in court. Donald Bird, an Aboriginal court circuit judge in the Meadow Lake area,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Fuel Truck Mishaps Becoming Common On Highway 102 Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 13:38 Another fuel truck has flipped on a highway north of La Ronge — near the area of a fuel spill that took place in December. The RCMP say the Co-op propane truck tipped...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Robbery Suspect Arrested While On Trip North Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 13:34 A man looking to attend the recent snowmobile rally in Stanley Mission got more than he bargained for when he visited La Ronge this past weekend. 23-year-old Darren Joseph Shupe...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Investigation Into La Ronge Plane Crash Underway Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 13:22 Two investigators from the Transportation Safety Board should be arriving in La Ronge today. They will be looking into yesterday’s crash of a twin otter ski plane on the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Researcher Studying City Services For Native Women Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 13:05 A University of Saskatchewan professor says Aboriginal women moving to Saskatoon face difficulties with transportation, housing, safety, and racism. Caroline Tait is a Native...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FSIN Chief Urges Native Youth To Dream Big Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 12:56 Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Lawrence Joseph encouraged young First Nations people attending a gathering in Saskatoon today to talk to one another and lead healthy...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Bands Signing Up For First Nations Housing Fund Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 12:51 The First Nations Market Housing Fund has officially signed up its first client. A reserve from Newfoundland is the first community to be deemed eligible for the program’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Leader Concerned With Census Figures Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 12:47 A village councillor from Buffalo Narrows raised the concern of how the census affects infrastructure funding during the “bear pit” session at the SUMA convention in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Plane Crashes After Takeoff At La Ronge Airport Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 13:49 The RCMP say one person was hurt, but not seriously, when a plane crashed while attempting to take off from the La Ronge airport this morning. The Transwest Air twin engine...
