North Central Regina Hosts Diabetes Clinic

The Canadian Diabetes Association combined food, fun, and fitness at a community barbecue in North Central Regina aimed at making the aboriginal community more aware that they face a far higher risk of developing the life threatening disease. More than 85 thousand...

MNS Leader Responds To Criticism

The President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is disputing allegations his government has not been accountable to the membership about its finances. Robert Doucette says every audit from the last five years is on the MNS website. He also says members were recently...

Province Loses Visionary In The Field Of Education

A pioneer in the field of First Nations education has passed away. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says its saddened to announce that Carole Sanderson died on Sunday. Born on the Sturgeon lake First Nation she spent some early years in residential...

MNS And RCMP Sign Protocol For Safer Communities

The fine details have yet to be hammered out, but the RCMP and the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan have signed a protocol-agreement designed to make Metis communities safer. MNS president Robert Doucette and Assistant Director Russ Mirasty attended a ceremony in Batoche...

Muskoday First Nation Hosts Healing Camp

Ceremonies are taking place this week on the Muskoday First Nation for people who have lost loved ones to violence or who have gone missing. Angie Bear is the coordinator for the event. She says roughly two dozen people were on hand for the start of the All Nations...

Pinehouse Unveils New Housing Development

Five new low income housing units were officially opened today in the Northern Village of Pinehouse Lake, and a sod turning was held for the construction of five more. It is all part of a provincial program that will see the province provide 500,000 for the ten homes....

Province Affirms Its Support For Doucette

The provincial government is affirming its support for the President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan. Recently protests have been organized by some members of the Provincial Metis Council and some other groups against Robert Doucette. Among other things, the...

More Rallies Planned To Protest MNS Leadership

The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is coming under attack from a grassroots group that is pushing for change in the direction and leadership of the provincial organization.Yesterday about a hundred people showed up at a rally in Regina to raise concerns.  Similar...