FSIN Official Worried About Impact Of Census

FSIN Official Worried About Impact Of Census Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 15:04     FSIN Vice-Chief Lyle Whitefish says he hopes the census data released this isn’t used to penalize Aboriginal educational institutions.   Whitefish says he’s encouraged by...

NDP Blasts Harrison Over Emissions Statements

NDP Blasts Harrison Over Emissions Statements Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 14:56     The environment critic for the provincial NDP is lashing out at a junior cabinet minister in the Saskatchewan Party government.   Sandra Morin says Jeremy Harrison doesn’t...

Brazeau Repeats Call For Human Rights Legislation

Brazeau Repeats Call For Human Rights Legislation Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 14:49     The leader of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples says the federal government needs to repeal Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act as soon as possible.   Patrick Brazeau...

Former Northern Health Executive Lands New Role

Former Northern Health Executive Lands New Role Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 14:38     The Northern Health Strategy has a new addition.   Carol Gillis recently left her job as CEO of the Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority, and will now join the NHS in building...

Deal To End MNC Dispute Finalized

Deal To End MNC Dispute Finalized Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 15:19     A tentative deal to end a dispute at the Metis National Council has been formally agreed to by all parties involved — including the courts.   The Metis organization has been crippled by...

Saskatoon Couple Traumatized At Local Hospital

Saskatoon Couple Traumatized At Local Hospital Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 15:12     A Saskatoon woman says her husband is having more serious seizures brought on by stress after going through a traumatic experience recently at a local hospital.   Melanie Wozniak...

Liberal Dissidents Begin Letter-Writing Campaign

Liberal Dissidents Begin Letter-Writing Campaign Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 15:02     The chief of the Shoal Lake Cree Nation has sent letters to Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River Liberal candidate Joan Beatty and and Liberal Leader Stephane Dion calling for her...

Draude Surprised By Census Numbers

Draude Surprised By Census Numbers Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 13:38     Saskatchewan’s minister of First Nations and Metis Relations says she’s surprised to hear just 34% of Aboriginal people in the province are living on reserves.   June Draude says,...

Census Confirms Rapid Growth Of Native Population

Census Confirms Rapid Growth Of Native Population Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 16:09     Figures from the 2006 Census released today indicate Canada’s Aboriginal population is exploding.   Statistics Canada says 1,172,785 Canadians identified themselves as...

Murder Charges Dropped In Bigstone Killing

Murder Charges Dropped In Bigstone Killing Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 15:54     The youths implicated in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy on the Bigstone reserve last summer are no longer facing charges of second-degree murder.   One of the youths, aged 15,...