by MBC News | Dec 13, 2012 | Current News
A review of a child custody case involving an Aboriginal woman has prompted Saskatchewan’s children’s advocate to once again call for an overhaul of the child welfare system. In a new report, Bob Pringle recommends First Nations and Métis groups be put in charge of...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2012 | Current News
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Village of Pinehouse and two uranium companies. According to a release, the MOU is based on business development, community engagement, jobs and community investment. Cameco and AREVA will make one-time and...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2012 | Current News
The Northern Teachers Education Program (NORTEP) has been recognized for its efforts to build adequate housing for students. The Conference Board of Canada recently released a report which names NORTEP’s housing program in La Ronge as one of the best in northern...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2012 | Current News
The recent freezing death of a homeless man in Prince Albert has sparked the creation of a new group. Larry Zepp is the spokesperson for “Citizens concerned about the homeless freezing to death in Prince Albert.” Zepp says he was appalled to hear about the freezing...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2012 | Current News
An American hunter has been fined for illegally exporting wildlife. David Hamby, of South Carolina, was recently convicted on two counts of unlawfully purchasing a Canadian deer license, using another person’s license and exporting wildlife without a permit....
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2012 | Current News
A Canadian registry for people of Métis descent could still be a few years away. The issue of Métis identity was discussed Tuesday morning in Ottawa by the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Diane Robinson, of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2012 | Current News
More than 400 people packed into the Ramada Inn in Saskatoon on Monday to protest the way the Harper government is treating First Nations people. Aboriginal people are taking issue with the Conservative government over how it is failing to honour Indigenous rights in...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2012 | Current News
An interim report by the Joint Task Force on Improving Education and Employment Outcomes for First Nations and Métis People was released in Saskatoon on Monday. Some of the themes that emerge in Voice, Vision and Leadership include the need for the inclusion of...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2012 | Current News
There’s a new chief on the Flying Dust First Nation. Robert Merasty defeated incumbent leader Jim Norman 191 votes to 123. He now begins a 2 year-term. Incumbent councillors Percy Derocher, Marie Gladue and Jeremy Norman were also re-elected. They are joined by fellow...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2012 | Current News
A search for a missing man in Sandy Bay has ended in tragedy. RCMP have confirmed today that the body of 38-year-old Darcy Merasty was found on Friday afternoon. An exhaustive door-to-door search was made last week for Merasty after he disappeared Tuesday night. He...
