Winter Weather Cancels Governor General’s Trip Up North

by | Oct 10, 2012

Winter weather has scrubbed a proposed trip by the Governor General to the Hatchet Lake First Nation. Blowing snow in Prince Albert and heavy cloud cover grounded David Johnston’s plane this morning. Johnston was scheduled to meet with children at Father Megret...

Senators Complete Western Tour On Issue Of Metis Identity

by | Oct 10, 2012

The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has wrapped up a recent tour of western Canada. The committee was examining the issue of Metis identity, and tackling the thorny question of who is Metis in the country and who isn’t. Lillian Dyck is a Liberal...

Sentence Handed Down In Canoe Lake Death

by | Oct 10, 2012

A man received a six-year sentence today for manslaughter in the death of a Canoe Lake man. But his actual time in jail works out to three-and-a-half years. That’s because he received credit for time spent in remand. Last spring, the man pleaded guilty to manslaughter...

Band Chief Turfed After Allegedly Bribing Voters

by | Oct 9, 2012

Members of the Moosomin First Nation are deciding if they want to hold an election for chief. MBC has confirmed Chief Elliot Kahpeaysewat has been removed from office for bribing voters. Aboriginal Affairs says the decision to remove Kahpeaysewat was made after it...

Marijuana Seized During Drug Bust On Big River Reserve

by | Oct 9, 2012

One person is facing charges after a drug bust at the Big River First Nation. RCMP say a search warrant was executed at a home on the reserve on Friday. Sgt. Lyle Korczak says officers found about 300 marijuana joints and over 40 grams of marihuana bud. He says other...

Aboriginal Job Numbers Sink For Third Straight Month

by | Oct 5, 2012

NDP employment critic Cam Broten is blaming the Brad Wall government for the growing rate of unemployment in Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal community. The rate stands at 21% for First Nations people and 10% for Metis. It comes at a time when the province is...

Littlechild Pushes Education At Residential School Conference

by | Oct 5, 2012

Chief Wilton Littlechild says education and understanding are keys to addressing the long-term harm caused by the residential school experience. Littlechild delivered the inaugural lecture at a symposium at the University of Regina. It examined the impact of the...

Former Chief To Head To Iran: Report

by | Oct 5, 2012

The National Post is reporting that a former chief is moving ahead with plans to visit Iran in an effort to garner support for First Nations people. Terrence Nelson is the former chief of the Roseau River First Nation in Manitoba and has competed for the top job at...