by MBC News | Aug 12, 2013 | Current News
John Arcand says fiddle music is alive and well in Western Canada.The master musician was speaking on his land just southwest of Saskatoon where he hosts his yearly music and cultural festival.Sixteen years later, the John Arcand Festival has grown into one of Western...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2013 | Current News
Family and friends of 34 year old Robin Cocks are hoping to find closure and provide a decent burial for him. He died 10 years ago on the Sakimay First Nation near Grenfell, but it took years before anyone knew he was dead, and they may never know how he...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2013 | Current News
A provincial official says in spite of the fact a fire has been raging near the northern community of Fond du Lac for over a month and is growing in size, the government does not have a “let it burn” policy. The Helmer fire, which is burning on the south side of Lake...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2013 | Current News
A Saskatoon newspaper publisher says the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan needs to move beyond internal political disputes and onto larger issues affecting all Indigenous people in the province – such as jobs, education and inherent rights. The feud came to a head earlier...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2013 | Current News
The federal government is responding to the sexual assault conviction and imprisonment of a First Nations chief. This week a judge in Carlyle sentenced Pheasant Rump First Nation Chief Terrance McArthur to nine months in jail for the sexual assault of a 16-year-old...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2013 | Current News
A First Nations woman from Winnipeg says she’s pleased a Canadian clothing company has decided to pull fake First Nations headdresses from its shelves. Last week, Kim Wheeler was shopping in Vancouver when she spotted the fake headdresses in an H&M Store. She...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2013 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says the federal government needs to recognize the strong response by provincial bands to draft their own education acts is evidence of how seriously they take this treaty right. The FSIN made the request earlier this year...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2013 | Current News
The CRTC has renewed the operating license for the Aboriginal People’s Television Network. This means the network will continue to be included as part of a basic cable package until August 2018. As part of the renewal, APTN is required to broadcast an average of eight...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2013 | Current News
The public is being asked to be on the lookout for a Saskatchewan man considered to be armed and dangerous. Twenty-three-year-old Joseph Wilfred Desjarlais is wanted for a string of break and enters that occurred in Invermay, Rama and Sheeho. Desjarlais is from the...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2013 | Current News
A new support group for families dealing with the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women holds its first meeting in Saskatoon tonight. The goal of Project Hope is to provide an informal setting where people struggling with this issue can share their stories....
