P.A. Ready To Host Aboriginal Music Festival

P.A. Ready To Host Aboriginal Music Festival Friday, August 31, 2007 at 14:30     A lengthy list of award-winning musicians will be in Prince Albert this fall for the first ever Aboriginal Music and Arts festival.   October 5th is the date artists such as Derek...

FSIN Chief Upset With Merchant’s Public Musings

FSIN Chief Upset With Merchant’s Public Musings Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:37     The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he worries too much misinformation is going out in regards to the date compensation will be paid out to...

PBCN Referendum Draws Low Turnout

PBCN Referendum Draws Low Turnout Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:35     The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation’s commercial land designation referendum last week failed — but an Indian Affairs official says the band still has some options.   Band officials have...

SIIT Students Suffering From Housing Crisis

SIIT Students Suffering From Housing Crisis Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:32     Last week’s call for Saskatoon homeowners to open their homes to boarders did result in people phoning the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies with an offer to help.  ...

Northern Home Ownership Program Extended

Northern Home Ownership Program Extended Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:28     The federal and provincial governments say they will continue offering the Remote Homeownership Program in northern Saskatchewan.   Since 1995, over 200 northern families have become...

Affordable Housing Projects Open Across The North

Affordable Housing Projects Open Across The North Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:25     Several northern communities have been celebrating affordable housing initiatives over the last couple of days.   A $1.5-million-dollar affordable housing project in La Loche...

Police Charge Mother Of “Wal-Mart Baby”

Police Charge Mother Of “Wal-Mart Baby” Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 16:23     The Prince Albert Police have charged a 21-year-old woman who made national headlines after leaving her newborn baby in a toilet in a Wal-Mart store earlier this year.   The...

Province Boosts Housing Allowances

Province Boosts Housing Allowances Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 16:08     A Saskatoon Metis organization is welcoming financial help from the provincial government for the housing crisis — but says more still needs to be done.   Shirley Isbister, the president...

Thunderchild Woman Ready For Iraq Military Duty

Thunderchild Woman Ready For Iraq Military Duty Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 16:01     A member of the Thunderchild First Nation says she is optimistic about her upcoming military mission in Iraq.   Chystal Paddy is a supply tech with the 581st Medical Company of the...

Chief One Arrow Back Home

Chief One Arrow Back Home Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 15:57     The original chief of the One Arrow First Nation was laid to rest on his home reserve yesterday, more than 120 years after his death.   Band members, elders and other dignitaries paid homage to the late...