by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Police Commission Issues Ruling In Stonechild Case Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 14:31 The firings of two Saskatoon police officers years after the freezing death of an Aboriginal teenager have been upheld. The Saskatchewan Police Commission has dismissed appeals...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Liberal Nomination To Exclude Ile-a-la-Crosse Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 14:28 A northern Saskatchewan mayor says the Liberal nomination process for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River is missing a key ingredient. Duane Favel says he has learned that...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Native Health System Advocate Shrugs Off Criticism Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 14:22 FSIN Senator Sol Sanderson says First Nations will go ahead with plans for a traditional Aboriginal health care system despite an editorial in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Band Hoping Tribunal Will Handle Election Disputes Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 14:16 A group from the Peepeekisis First Nation is trying to move band elections under the jurisdiction of Treaty 4 rather than the Indian Act. Evelyn Poitras is a member of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
FNUC Signs Exchange Deal With Mexican School Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 14:03 First Nations University of Canada students now have another opportunity to travel abroad . . . and the school will get students from another country. Yesterday, the instituation signed...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
SIGA Distancing Itself From Taiwan Casino Story Monday, July 28, 2008 at 14:33 The president of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is denying reports his organization has inked a new casino deal with investors in Taiwan. On Friday, the Saskatoon...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Northern Communities Revisited By Heavy Smoke Monday, July 28, 2008 at 14:31 Fire is again becoming an issue in northern Saskatchewan. According to the emergency response coordinator with the Prince Albert Grand Council, three forest fires in the Athabasca basin...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Fond du Lac Firefighters Win Competition Monday, July 28, 2008 at 14:27 A firefighting team from Saskatchewan’s Far North has captured this year’s provincial Aboriginal firefighting competition. The Fond du Lac team won the overall title Saturday...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Police Seek Public’s Help In Finding Missing Teens Monday, July 28, 2008 at 14:17 The File Hills First Nations Police Service is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old. Chrissie Ruth Sadie Charles was attending a pow wow on...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Back To Batoche Days Ceremonies Attract Hundreds Friday, July 25, 2008 at 15:16 Hundreds of Metis citizens from across North America attended yesterday’s opening ceremonies for the yearly Back to Batoche Days festival. Metis leaders from five provinces and...
