Activist Urges Northerners To Reject Nuclear Waste

Activist Urges Northerners To Reject Nuclear Waste Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:22     Anti-nuclear activist Jim Harding says northern Saskatchewan communities considering being the location for a nuclear waste storage facility need to think again.   Harding...

Sturgeon Lake Residents Charged In Drug Bust

Sturgeon Lake Residents Charged In Drug Bust Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:12     Two people face charges after a drug seizure on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.   Mounties seized marijuana from a house on the reserve on January 20th.   Thirty-two-year-old Kevin...

Woman Sentenced In Beating of Unintended Victim

Woman Sentenced In Beating of Unintended Victim Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:09     The getaway driver for several men who attacked the wrong guy in a North Battleford home has been sentenced.   In North Battleford Provincial Court this week, Irene Littlepoplar...

Hurley Found Not Guilty Of Killing Naistus

Hurley Found Not Guilty Of Killing Naistus Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 15:22     An Alberta man has been found not guilty of murdering an Onion Lake woman.   An 11-member jury gave that unanimous verdict this morning after deliberating for about four-and-a-half...

FSIN Chief To Be Sentenced For Impaired Driving

FSIN Chief To Be Sentenced For Impaired Driving Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 15:12     The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is due to be sentenced next month for impaired driving and leading police on a short chase.   Saskatoon Police confirm...

Charge Laid In Muscowpetung Murder

Charge Laid In Muscowpetung Murder Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 15:00     The RCMP’s major crime unit has charged a 25-year-old woman with second-degree murder.   Police say Seanna Rae Nahnepowisk from the Muscowpetung First Nation made her first appearance in...

Unregistered Indians Now Able To Apply For Status

Unregistered Indians Now Able To Apply For Status Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 14:57     Indian Affairs says it is ready to receive applications from people who want to regain their Indian status.   Bill C-3 went into effect yesterday.   It allows the grandchildren...

Metis Communities Sign Unique Business Agreement

Metis Communities Sign Unique Business Agreement Monday, January 31, 2011 at 16:02     Four northern Metis communities have signed an agreement that is the first of its kind in Canada.   Beauval, Cole Bay, Ile-a-la-Crosse and Jans Bay have signed the Primrose...

Concerns Around Repeal of Section 67

Concerns Around Repeal of Section 67 Monday, January 31, 2011 at 15:59     First Nations leaders and members from this province as well as those neighbouring are meeting in Saskatoon today to discuss possible implications of the repeal of Section 67, which gives...

Questions Surround Bill C-3

Questions Surround Bill C-3 Monday, January 31, 2011 at 15:58     Questions are being raised over an upcoming amendment to the Indian Act.   Bill C-3 is designed to fix gender discrimination within the code.   However, the bill could also result in 45,000 new people...