by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012
A spokesman for Amnesty International says a human rights complaint against the federal government could have major implications down the road. Last week, a federal court ruled that a complaint against Ottawa over its funding of child protection services on reserve...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012
A Liberal MP says she worries too many evidence-based agencies that specialize in Aboriginal health are getting the axe from the federal government. Dr. Carolyn Bennet says she has noticed that groups that specialize in breaking down information for disease prevention...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012
A 19-year-old woman from the Whitebear First Nation heads to Albuquerque, New Mexico today to be part of Miss Indian World. The five-day pageant is one of the many events held along with the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, the largest in the world. Rosalind Shepherd, a...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2012
The Poundmaker First Nation will meet April 26th to decide which election process it will follow in the wake of recent guilty pleas from band leaders for theft of Treaty Land Entitlement funds. Band members made that decision during an emergency meeting Thursday...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2012
Police have now apprehended two Regina residents who were the subject of arrest warrants following two violent home invasions in the city earlier this month. Police say 27-year-old Ryan Varley and 28-year-old Kristin Lerat were arrested without incident in Regina this...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2012
An environmental scientist says he thinks Saskatchewan’s far north could feel the impacts of climate change more sharply than the southern part of the province. Dr. Jeff Thorpe works for the Saskatchewan Research Council and recently published a study that...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2012
An outreach worker in Prince Albert says she worries Aboriginal gangs are on the rise. Tammy Burns hails from the James Smith Cree Nation and works for the local YWCA. Burns attended a gathering of the local Metis Women’s Society yesterday. After working for six...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2012
The chief of the Key First Nation will be going to trial in Court of Queen’s Bench on drug charges. So far, no trial date has been set for 58-year-old Clarence Papequash, who will face trial by judge alone. He was among 24 people charged in January 2011 after a...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2012
The federal government has slashed the health budget of the Assembly of First Nations. The AFN says it will immediately see a reduction of 40% to its health capacity, resulting in layoffs. The group says First Nations citizens remain one of the most vulnerable and...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2012
An outreach worker says she is excited about a new online program designed to help doctors become more comfortable treating Aboriginal people suffering from HIV/AIDS. The course in question is located on the website of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network. Its...
