by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Sturgeon Lake Chief Facing Four Challengers Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 11:27 Five people have tossed their hats into the ring for the right to lead the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation. A vote will be held this Friday for both chief and councillor positions on the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Affirmative Action Discussed At Education Summit Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 11:24 A high-profile educator says he doesn’t buy much of the criticism being levelled at the Post-Secondary Student Support Program for First Nations students. Alex Usher is the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Charges Laid In Fatal Hit And Run Near Regina Monday, March 22, 2010 at 15:23 A 21-year-old man from the Gordon First Nation is facing charges following a fatal hit-and-run north of Regina on the weekend. William Bitternose turned himself into police yesterday...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Teen Dies After Falling Off Back Of Truck Monday, March 22, 2010 at 15:13 Charges are pending following the death of an 18-year-old woman on the Moosomin First Nation over the weekend. The RCMP say the woman was standing up in the back of a moving truck on a...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
FNUC Students Hold Rally, Plan Monday, March 22, 2010 at 15:09 More than 150 students, staff and supporters of the First Nations University of Canada held a rally outside the Legislature in Regina earlier today. The protesters want millions of dollars in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Academics Discuss Challenges For Native Students Monday, March 22, 2010 at 15:00 Educators from across Canada are in Saskatoon today discussing the future of Aboriginal post-secondary education. So far, all of the academics and guest speakers agree there is an...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Wuttunee Removed As BATC Chair After Election Loss Monday, March 22, 2010 at 14:51 An interim chairman has been chosen for the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs. He is Ahtakakoop First Nation Chief Larry Ahenakew. Ahenakew will serve as leader until the tribal...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Band Councillors Agree To Pay Chief’s Legal Bill Monday, March 22, 2010 at 14:40 Three band councillors who were being sued by their chief have settled out of court, rather than face the prospect of jail time. Peepeekisis First Nation councillors Evelyn...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Ottawa Provides Cash For On-Reserve Home Renos Friday, March 19, 2010 at 15:25 Several reserves around the province are receiving money from the federal government to renovate homes in their respective communities. The government announced today on the Whitecap...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
FSIN Up In Arms Over Threat To Tax-Free Tobacco Friday, March 19, 2010 at 15:21 The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is calling on the province to back off on a proposed plan to reduce the number of cartons of tobacco status Indians can buy on reserves. ...
