by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Prince Albert Woman to Run in Flying Dust Election Monday, November 08, 2004 at 13:33 Nominations have closed for the upcoming election at the Flying Dust First Nation. Marlene Frigon, Percy Durocher and Leon Matchee are all letting their names stand in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
No Final Payments for Commercial Fishers Friday, November 05, 2004 at 15:46 For the first time in 30 years, commercial fishers in northern Saskatchewan will not be getting a final payment this year. Usually, fishers get hundreds — or thousands — of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Harrison Upset with Liberal Committee Colleagues Friday, November 05, 2004 at 15:41 Northern Saskatchewan MP Jeremy Harrison says the treatment a Metis war veteran got at a Commons committee meeting yesterday was reprehensible. Harrison says the Aboriginal...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
MNS Lawsuit Greeted With Approval Friday, November 05, 2004 at 15:39 A disgruntled Metis local president in northern Saskatchewan is welcoming news of the Metis Nation’s lawsuit against the provincial government. The MNS is suing both the province and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
MNS President to Make Protest Walk to Regina Friday, November 05, 2004 at 15:38 Metis Nation of Saskatchewan president Dwayne Roth is planning to walk from Saskatoon to Regina to protest the government’s rejection of his leadership. Roth and the rest of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Bands Told Not to Rely on Ottawa for Health Funds Friday, November 05, 2004 at 15:36 A Saskatoon-based policy consultant says the politics surrounding the delivery of health care to First Nations must change soon. Stephen Lewis addressed a packed house yesterday...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
MNS Election Fallout May Lead to Criminal Probe Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 14:33 Saskatchewan’s minister of Metis Relations says charges could still be laid against people associated with the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan election. However, Maynard...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
MNS Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Government Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 14:24 A defamation lawsuit launched by the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan against the provincial government has now been filed at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. The MNS is also...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
First Nations Advised to Embrace Tax Regimes Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 14:20 Some First Nations leaders from Alberta and B.C. are encouraging other Indian bands across Canada to embrace proposed federal legislation that would allow taxation on reserve. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Indian Affairs Outlines Health Agenda to Bands Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 14:17 A senior health official with Indian Affairs gave the Prince Albert/Parkland Regional Health Authority a snapshot into the future yesterday. Jean-Francois Tremblay outlined some...
