by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
After months of job losses, there is some good news on the Aboriginal employment front. The latest numbers from Statistics Canada indicate off-reserve employment was up by 800 from February of last year. That represents a two per cent increase from a year ago. Economy...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Friday was International Women’s Day. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations used the occasion to renew its call for a national public commission of inquiry on ending violence against Indigenous women and girls. Vice-Chief Kimberley Jonathan notes a special...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Over 250 staff and students marched to the steps of the Aboriginal Affairs building in Prince Albert on Friday waving signs and chanting songs against the proposed First Nations education act. The kids say they don’t like the way the proposed act is being formulated...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
An interpretative dance telling the story of the residential school experience premiered on Friday night at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon. The Silent Survivors is a co-production of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dance Saskatchewan and Thunder...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Métis musician Donny Parenteau is leading the way at this year’s Saskatchewan Country Music Association Awards with 10 nominations. Parenteau, who is from Prince Albert, is nominated for awards in a number of different categories including male vocalist of the year,...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
The Hatchet Lake First Nation has signed a memorandum of understanding with two development companies. This week the band sat down with Artic Construction and the Commonwealth Group about a proposal to complete an all-weather road link from the reserve to Hwy 905. For...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
The chairman of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission says he’s not sure why a national action plan hasn’t been created to address violence against Aboriginal women. David Arnot says Canada’s inability to create such a plan is a national shame. Today the human...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
By the end of the month, a huge wind turbine should start generating electricity just east of Regina. It is a $5 million project on the Cowesses First Nation and it is the first wind turbine project of its kind in North America. What makes the project unique is its...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
An official with SaskPower says there are significant concerns over a proposed hydroelectric dam near the James Smith First Nation. The band has pitched the idea for years. However Grant Ring, the vice-president of business development with SaskPower, says there are...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
Opposition continues to pour in over Conservative MP Rob Clarke’s suggested changes to the northern Saskatchewan riding. In a letter to a parliamentary committee, the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP says proposed boundary changes would result in too many First...
