by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012
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
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
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...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012
A man facing 12 charges for a North Battleford break-in and high speed chase will be back in court on Tuesday. Tyler Dane Meetoos appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court this morning with a swollen face and black eye. Meetoos was arrested Wednesday night after a...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012
A provincial task force aimed at getting more Aboriginal people working in Saskatchewan is coming to the La Ronge area next week. On Tuesday, it will be at Gordon Denny Community School in Air Ronge. It is gathering information on education and employment successes to...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
Northern Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke appears to have some company in his efforts to change the Indian Act. A spokeswoman for Liberal Leader Bob Rae confirms he will introduce a motion Monday in the House of Commons to repeal the Act. Clarke doesn’t feel the bill...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
Saskatchewan residents are still evenly split when it comes to nuclear development in the province. The results were contained in an extensive survey conducted by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. The project is called, “Taking the Pulse of...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
The Canadian Human Rights Commission has begun hearing cases related to the repeal of Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. The exemption that protected human rights challenges on reserves from being filed was lifted in June of last year. Since that time, the...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
A Pelican Lake First Nation man has been committed to stand trial for manslaughter. Thirty-nine-year-old Frederick Charles Harris is charged with manslaughter in the death of 46-year-old Jones Thomas. Thomas was also from the Pelican Lake First Nation. His body was...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
Today is the first-ever national day of action to end violence against and among Indigenous peoples in Canada. Native Women’s Association of Canada President Michele Audette says the day is intended to support Aboriginal families who have lost loved ones to...
