Merasty Reflects On Political Life And Looks Ahead

Merasty Reflects On Political Life And Looks Ahead Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:59     Former Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Merasty says his decision to leave politics was not an easy one to make.   Merasty assumed a position with Cameco earlier this...

Chief Of Beleaguered Tribal Police Answers Critics

Chief Of Beleaguered Tribal Police Answers Critics Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:31     The chief of the File Hills First Nations Police Service says all steps are being taken to make sure complaints regarding the conduct of its officers are investigated.   The...

Man Hurt In Hit-And-Run Near Peepeekisis Reserve

Man Hurt In Hit-And-Run Near Peepeekisis Reserve Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:21     A 42-year-old man is in critical condition following a hit-and-run near the Peepeekisis First Nation last night.   The RCMP say the victim was struck by a vehicle one mile north...

Aboriginal Literacy Advocate Trying New Approach

Aboriginal Literacy Advocate Trying New Approach Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:19     A Saskatoon man is designing a new way to promote literacy in the Aboriginal population.   Jacob Roesler works for the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network.   Roesler says he...

MNS Secretary Election Result Upheld By Court

MNS Secretary Election Result Upheld By Court Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 15:12     A judicial recount has determined that former Ile-a-la-Crosse mayor Max Morin did, in fact, win a spot on the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan executive in the organization’s...

Metis Hunting Rights Advocate Dies

Metis Hunting Rights Advocate Dies Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 15:10     A funeral is being held in Melville today for a Yorkton-area man at the centre of a high-profile Metis hunting rights case in the mid-1990s.   John Grumbo passed away this past Saturday at...

FSIN Defends Tribal Police Force Under Fire

FSIN Defends Tribal Police Force Under Fire Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 15:07     A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is addressing allegations made against a tribal police force in southern Saskatchewan.   Glen Pratt says mistakes may...

Merasty Joins Cameco

Merasty Joins Cameco Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 14:10     Former northern Saskatchewan MP Gary Merasty has accepted a new position with Cameco at its corporate office in Saskatoon.   Merasty is now Cameco’s vice-president of corporate social...

Judge Oversees MNS Secretary Vote Recount

Judge Oversees MNS Secretary Vote Recount Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 14:08     A long-awaited recount of the ballots cast for secretary in the recent Metis Nation of Saskatchewan election is underway in Saskatoon today.   In the June voting, candidate Max Morin...

Metis Duty-To-Consult Talks To Involve MNS Locals

Metis Duty-To-Consult Talks To Involve MNS Locals Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 14:06     Some Metis locals in northwest Saskatchewan believe they’ve received an important clarification from a provincial cabinet minister.   In a recent letter to the Buffalo...