by MBC News | Oct 23, 2012 | Current News
An Aboriginal business owner from Saskatoon was a double winner at the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards on the weekend. Kendall Netmaker of Neechie Gear was selected to receive the Aboriginal Business Partnership Award...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2012 | Current News
Canada’s Liberal leader says the Indian Act is horribly out of date and needs to be rewritten, but he says it should be done with care and accountability. This morning, Bob Rae introduced a motion in the House of Commons designed to do just that. Rae’s...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2012 | Current News
The Battlefords Tribal Council wants Premier Brad Wall and Saskatchewan First Nations chiefs to hold a public inquiry into the gaming industry. It also wants to regain control over the Gold Eagle Casino’s Community Development Corporation. It is currently...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2012 | Current News
A Mohawk woman who lived in the 1600s was bestowed the highest honour of the Catholic Church yesterday. Kateri Tekakwitha was declared a Saint by Pope Benedict XVI in a canonization in Vatican City, making her the first Aboriginal Saint to have resided in what is now...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal population is not quite as welcoming to immigrants as the general population. That finding comes from an extensive research project conducted by the University of Saskatchewan. “Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan” involved...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012 | Current News
Canada’s Liberal leader, Bob Rae, says it is high time the Indian Act be repealed — but he does not support a private members bill to do that. That bill was introduced by northern Saskatchewan Conservative MP Rob Clarke. On Monday, Rae will introduce a...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012 | Current News
AREVA Resources says it’s looking forward to the day an all-weather road is established between the Cigar Lake and McArthur River uranium mines in northern Saskatchewan. Earlier this week, Premier Brad Wall announced his government was going to construct a...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012 | Current News
Wakes are being held on Standing Buffalo First Nation today for the victims of last week’s double homicide. Twenty-eight-year-old Sheldon Yuzicappi and 27-year-old Jessica Redman were killed last Thursday. A wake for the couple is being held in the gym at the...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012 | Current News
There’s been a surge of seatbelt use on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. According to SGI, the amount of people using seatbelts on the reserve has risen by 82%. Yesterday, the band was presented with a $50,000 cheque to be used for traffic improvements after...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012 | Current News
A candidate in next week’s FSIN chief election says he thinks more international pressure should be put on the Canadian government to ensure it honors treaty commitments to First Nations. Morley Watson has been acting as interim leader ever since former FSIN...
