Saskatoon Man Asked To Help End Caledonia Dispute

Saskatoon Man Asked To Help End Caledonia Dispute Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:29     A Saskatoon lawyer hopes his experience will lead to a settlement in an ongoing land dispute between the Ontario government and Six Nations at Caledonia.   Tom Molloy was...

Medicine Chest Gathering Well-Attended

Medicine Chest Gathering Well-Attended Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:26     Roughly 1,000 delegates are taking part in a conference at the Thunderchild First Nation aimed at setting up an Aboriginal health care system.   Yesterday, speakers hammered home the main...

Aboriginal Paddlers Complete Two-Month Canoe Trek

Aboriginal Paddlers Complete Two-Month Canoe Trek Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:24     A man from Cumberland House says he’s pleased and proud to have taken part in the David Thompson Brigade.   For two months, John Laliberte, his sons, brother and other band...

Family Finds Missing Saskatoon Teen

Family Finds Missing Saskatoon Teen Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:19     A 17-year-old Aboriginal boy with autism who had been missing for two days is now safe and sound.   Albert Smallchild was found by family members yesterday at a business on 8th Street East.   He...

Feds Invest $100 Million For ICFS Programming

Feds Invest $100 Million For ICFS Programming Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:33     More than $100 million from the federal government will go towards helping First Nations children in Saskatchewan over the next five years.   Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl...

Woman Charged In Connection To Dillon Homicide

Woman Charged In Connection To Dillon Homicide Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:28     A 32-year-old Dillon woman has been charged with second-degree murder.   The RCMP say she was arrested yesterday after the “suspicious death” of a 34-year-old local man...

Man Charged After Fatal Altercation In Regina

Man Charged After Fatal Altercation In Regina Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:23     A Regina man is facing charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder in connection to a fatal fight in the city early yesterday.   26-year-old Travis Charles Stonechild was...

Gabriel Dumont Institute Does Well In Evaluation

Gabriel Dumont Institute Does Well In Evaluation Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:19     The Gabriel Dumont Institute has earned high marks in an evaluation commissioned by the provincial government.   EKOS Research Associates conducted a review last fall of all GDI...

Medicine Chest Event Draws International Visitors

Medicine Chest Event Draws International Visitors Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:16     About 700 people from as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand are gathering at the Thunderchild First Nation today through Thursday.   Their plan is to discuss how to take control of...

Communication Raised At Metis Cultural Gathering

Communication Raised At Metis Cultural Gathering Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:09     This week’s gathering of Metis citizens near Ile-a-la-Crosse is being described as a success.   For three days, Metis leaders met with grassroots citizens at South Bay about a...