by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Health of Urban Native Toddlers Getting Better Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at 14:22 The director of Prince Albert’s Aboriginal Headstart program is encouraged by a recent survey which indicates the health of Aboriginal kids living off-reserve is improving. Last...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Smoke Forces Evacuation of Elderly in Black Lake Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at 14:09 Swirling winds and thick smoke from fires in the Far North led to the evacuation of some Black Lake residents yesterday. Saskatchewan Environment spokeswoman Jeanette Krayetski says...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Metis Citizen Proposes Election Watchdog Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at 14:06 A grassroots member of Saskatchewan’s Metis Nation is calling on the MNS to overhaul its election system. Lisa Gariepy says the creation of an election watchdog would make the most sense,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Ombudsman Asked to Probe Metis Election Monday, July 12, 2004 at 13:17 A Loon Lake man is asking the provincial ombudsman to look into whether he was unfairly denied the right to run in the recent Metis election. Alex Morin filed papers with the Metis Election...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
First Nations’ Advocacy Group Formed in Nipawin Monday, July 12, 2004 at 13:12 First Nations people in Nipawin now have an advocate at their side when faced with everyday problems in the town. Late last month, a handful of Aboriginal residents created the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Gordon Reserve to Host Residential School Victims Monday, July 12, 2004 at 13:09 The Gordon First Nation in southern Saskatchewan will be the scene of a major gathering next month for former students of residential schools. Band councillor and event co-organizer...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
La Ronge Band Members to be Asked About Rebate Monday, July 12, 2004 at 13:06 The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has begun the process of surveying its band members about how to split its 4-million-dollar tax settlement with the province. Last week, the band’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Band Avoids Lawsuit Over Tax Settlement Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:32 In the face of legal action from one of its councillors, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band council has finally decided how it will distribute the band’s multi-million-dollar tax settlement...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Former Metis Leader Defends MNS Election Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:25 A Buffalo Narrows man that narrowly lost his bid for an area director’s seat in the recent Metis election says he still believes in the Metis electoral system. The election has been...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Metis Researcher Wins Grant Money Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:23 A chemistry professor at the University of Saskatchewan has become the first Metis person in Canada to receive a national University Faculty Award. The award will provide Lee Wilson with over...
