by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Canada Given One Year To Report On Stolen Sisters Monday, November 24, 2008 at 13:29 A United Nations committee wants Canada to explain why law enforcement agencies have failed to deal with the disappearance and murder of Aboriginal women. The UN Committee on...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Possible Breakthrough For Timber Bay Survivors Monday, November 24, 2008 at 13:28 The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says compelling evidence has been uncovered that illustrates federal support existed for the old boarding school in Timber Bay. For...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
La Ronge On Route Of Olympic Torch Run Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:40 The Olympic flame is coming to La Ronge. The official torch for the 2010 Winter Games will land in the northern Saskatchewan community on November 7th, 2009. Although details...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Falling Meteor Witnessed By Several Northerners Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:35 A suspected meteor that lit up the skies across the Prairies around 6:30 last night was observed by several residents of northern Saskatchewan. Rod Merasty was on a plane heading...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Low-Income SIAST Students Getting Housing Help Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:26 A sod-turning ceremony took place in Prince Albert today for a new student housing complex at SIAST. The $6.9 million facility will house 36 low-income families, many of them...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Call Renewed For Inquiry Into Yellow Quill Tragedy Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:18 Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate says he still wants to see an inquiry launched into the tragic deaths of two girls on the Yellow Quill First Nation. Marvin...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Health Region Sees Big Jump In Native Workforce Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:11 The Mamawetan-Churchill River Regional Health Authority in northeast Saskatchewan has doubled its Aboriginal workforce over the last eight years. Just over 32 per cent of health...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Think Tank Welcomes Prominent Aboriginal Educator Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:05 The vice-president of academia at the First Nations University of Canada has accepted a prestigious invitation. Dr. Shauneen Pete is joining the Canadian Education Association....
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Youth Centre In Battlefords Back By Popular Demand Friday, November 21, 2008 at 14:59 A favourite hangout for Aboriginal youth in the Battlefords will be back up and running this Tuesday — at least on a temporary basis. That’s because several groups...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Aboriginal Reaction To Throne Speech Varied Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 13:26 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine is applauding yesterday’s throne speech. Fontaine says Ottawa has expressed its commitment to assist First Nations in...
