Firms Pledge Individual Consultation With Trappers

Firms Pledge Individual Consultation With Trappers Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:03     The president of a Metis local in Pinehouse says he’s encouraged by the results of a meeting between traditional land users, industry and government yesterday.   About 50...

Mounties Investigate Suspicious Death In Dillon

Mounties Investigate Suspicious Death In Dillon Monday, July 21, 2008 at 15:47     The RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit in Saskatoon has been summoned north to help investigate what the Mounties are calling a “suspicious death” in Dillon.   The Dillon RCMP...

Last Year For Daleen Bosse Muskego Awareness Walk

Last Year For Daleen Bosse Muskego Awareness Walk Monday, July 21, 2008 at 15:42     The family of a missing woman from Onion Lake today began what they are calling their final awareness walk over her disappearance.   For the last four years, the Muskego family from...

Wall Urges Peers To Focus On Aboriginal Economy

Wall Urges Peers To Focus On Aboriginal Economy Monday, July 21, 2008 at 15:30     Premier Brad Wall is echoing a call to hold a First Ministers Meeting with the Prime Minister over the subject of Aboriginal poverty.   Last week, the country’s premiers met in...

Pinehouse Trappers In Talks With Forestry Firms

Pinehouse Trappers In Talks With Forestry Firms Monday, July 21, 2008 at 15:20     Officials from Saskatchewan Environment are consulting traditional land users in Pinehouse today about potential development in their area.   Trappers, wild rice harvesters and...

Saskatoon Teen Goes Missing

Saskatoon Teen Goes Missing Monday, July 21, 2008 at 15:12     The Saskatoon Police are requesting the public’s help in finding a missing Aboriginal teenager with autism.   17-year-old Albert Smallchild was last seen at 3:30 yesterday afternoon at his residence...

Rookie MLA Close To Opening Constituency Office

Rookie MLA Close To Opening Constituency Office Friday, July 18, 2008 at 13:09     Newly-elected Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette has begun work to set up his constituency office in La Ronge.   Vermette just returned from his first orientation session at...

Plan In Works To Build Lawrence Yew Memorial

Plan In Works To Build Lawrence Yew Memorial Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:57     A walk is being planned to honour an Aboriginal political pioneer from northern Saskatchewan.   The late Lawrence Yew was the first Aboriginal politician to be elected to the Saskatchewan...

Indigenous Law Expert To Speak At Peepeekisis

Indigenous Law Expert To Speak At Peepeekisis Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:56     Members of Saskatchewan’s Peepeekisis First Nation and other bands covered by Treaty 4 have a chance to hear from an expert on international law this weekend.   International law...

CPAC Program On Cumberland House Airs Sunday

CPAC Program On Cumberland House Airs Sunday Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:53     A Saskatchewan reserve will be profiled this Sunday on CPAC.   The episode is part of a five-part series entitled “Our Home on Native Land”, in which five reserves across...