International Effort To Preserve Elders’ Knowledge

International Effort To Preserve Elders’ Knowledge Friday, April 29, 2005 at 14:48     The National Aboriginal Health Organization and a number of partners are developing an international council of elders to preserve traditional knowledge and natural resources....

Bignose Receives 8-Year Sentence After Guilty Plea

Bignose Receives 8-Year Sentence After Guilty Plea Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 14:47     A Prince Albert woman has been handed an eight-year prison sentence for killing a woman originally from Deschambault Lake.   34-year-old Audrey Freda Bignose was originally...

FSIN Chief Praises Budget Deal

FSIN Chief Praises Budget Deal Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 14:46     The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is applauding the deal made between the Liberal minority government and the NDP.   FSIN Chief Alphonse Bird agrees with the decision by...

Feds Fund Aboriginal Homelessness Projects

Feds Fund Aboriginal Homelessness Projects Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 14:43     The federal government is investing over $1.5 million to support nine projects to address homelessness in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert.   One of those projects involves the...

Northerners To Get Greater Access To IT Training

Northerners To Get Greater Access To IT Training Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 13:38     The La Ronge-based Keewatin Career Development Corporation is offering a new information technology computer training program to remote First Nations’ communities.   In...

Substance Abuse Targetted In Black Lake Teen Drama

Substance Abuse Targetted In Black Lake Teen Drama Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 13:27     A video production of a drama produced by teens in Black Lake will be making its debut this evening.   The play deals with the consequences faced by teenagers that engage in drug...

Ground Search Called For Missing Native Woman

Ground Search Called For Missing Native Woman Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 14:02     After almost a year of searching for a missing First Nations woman, Saskatoon police believe it’s time to conduct a ground search.   26-year-old Daleen Bosse, originally from...

Judge Reserves Decision In Saulteaux Fraud Case

Judge Reserves Decision In Saulteaux Fraud Case Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 13:59     It will be May 26th before a ruling is handed down in the fraud trial of a former chief and two band councillors at the Saulteaux First Nation.   Closing arguments in the trial of...

Northern Justice Symposium Underway

Northern Justice Symposium Underway Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 13:56     Youth are playing a big part in the Northern Justice Symposium which got underway in Prince Albert this morning.   The three-day gathering is being hosted by New North and has brought together...

Province To Pay Motel Costs For Evicted Family

Province To Pay Motel Costs For Evicted Family Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 13:30     The provincial government has agreed to pay the motel costs of a recently-evicted family in Wollaston Lake.   A couple and their six children were forced out of their home yesterday...