by MBC News | Apr 4, 2013
The Fond du Lac Dene Nation says it supports Cameco’s application to renew its licence to continue decommissioning the Beaverlodge mine site, but it wants more consultation and involvement in the future. The uranium mine, located in northern Saskatchewan, has been...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2013
Some recent statements by Saskatchewan’s premier aren’t sitting well with an Aboriginal leader. Bryan Lee heads up Fish Lake Metis Local 108. He says he thinks Brad Wall made a mistake when he recently publicly stated that the best “program”...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2013
A couple of University of Saskatchewan students say Idle No More would have likely happened without Facebook but the social media tool certainly helped in getting large numbers of young people to join the movement.Max Fineday and Omeasoo Butt were speaking yesterday...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2013
The chief of the Red Earth First Nation says he’s hoping the spring thaw is a lengthy one. Ian McKay has been told the potential for flooding on his reserve is above normal. The Water Security Agency plans to meet with the community in the coming days to assess...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2013
Police have charged a suspect in the death of a Regina man. Thirty-five-year-old Melvin Severight faces a count of second-degree murder. The incident happened on March 29. That’s when officers responded to a report of a seriously injured man on Wascana Street....
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2013
A huge powwow scheduled for this weekend is the first casualty of a labour dispute at Regina’s Exhibition Park. The First Nations University of Canada’s 35th Annual Spring Celebration Powwow has now been postponed until May 11th because of a threatened...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2013
An application to begin uranium production at the Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan was the topic of discussion this morning at a public hearing in Saskatoon. Cameco has been building the mine for some time, but would like to begin operations at the end of the...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2013
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is going to use new technology to track who is voting where in the coming band election. The First Nation — one of the largest in the province — has over 10,000 band members who mostly live in eight communities throughout...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2013
The chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation says he has received word his band will be receiving funding on April 10. The band had been told it must sign onto a new funding agreement or there would be no direct deposit this week — something Wallace Fox says it...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2013
Golden Band Resources is reporting a $7.4 million loss in the quarter ending January 31. This, despite bringing in $6.4 million in revenues from gold sales generated by its holdings in the La Ronge Gold Belt. In the same quarter a year earlier, Golden Band recorded a...
