by MBC News | May 23, 2013 | Current News
The president of the University of Regina says more needs to done to provide aboriginal students with access to post-secondary education. Vianne Timmons also says more needs to be done to educate Canadians about the barriers these students face. She is hoping both...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013 | Current News
The fight to save caribou is very much on the mind of a caribou management board in northern Canada. The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board recently met with Anconia Resources, a company looking for minerals in Nunavut. The board is worried because of...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013 | Current News
A drum group from the Big River First Nation was recently honoured with a prestigious award. The Big River Cree won the trophy for best group or duo at the Native American Music Awards. A ceremony took place a week or so ago in New York. Kelly Parker of Turtle Island...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013 | Current News
An all-party government committee will travel to northern Saskatchewan next month seeking public input on ways to reduce the number of highway related fatalities in the province. The committee travels to Pelican Narrows on June 10 and La Ronge on June 11. Sask Party...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013 | Current News
It was a great day of hockey yesterday for 45 students from the far north communities of Black Lake, Wollaston Lake and Fond du Lac. The students were flown into Saskatoon for Northern All-Stars Day which included an on-ice hockey camp with former NHLer Rich Pilon,...
by MBC News | May 22, 2013 | Current News
Patience is wearing thin for some members of the Pheasant Rump First Nation in Southeast Saskatchewan. About 20 of them showed up in Carlyle provincial court this morning expecting to hear what sentence the chief would get after pleading guilty to sexual assault....
by MBC News | May 22, 2013 | Current News
The English River First Nation is holding a community meeting today to discuss a proposed new deal with Cameco and Areva. According to a release sent out by the band, the draft collaboration agreement would provide an estimated $600 million in economic benefit to the...
by MBC News | May 22, 2013 | Current News
An ambitious new project is taking shape in Prince Albert to preserve and promote First Nations history and culture. The Prince Albert Grand Council is launching a virtual museum to show life prior to residential schools, during their operation and after they closed....
by MBC News | May 22, 2013 | Current News
A spokesman with the provincial government says they’re willing to listen to concerns from a Northern First Nation regarding a new provincial park. This week the Lac La Ronge Indian Band said it wasn’t happy with the level of consultation it was getting...
by bryanorthner | May 22, 2013 | Ice Wolves Hockey On-Air
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