by MBC News | Feb 22, 2013
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Saskatoon for a number of functions yesterday and one of them was an economic consultation with a group of First Nations leaders. The Prime Minister met with Acting SIIT President Ray Ahenakew, Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2013
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an Aboriginal Regina man who has not been seen since June of last year. Fred Kakakaway was last seen around 6 a.m. on June 14th in the 900-block area of Robinson Street. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2013
A new report says police are failing to properly address the problem of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. The report, called Those Who Take Us Away, is published by Human Rights Watch and looks specifically at what it says are police failures to properly protect...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2013
The first major wild fur auction of the season is underway in Toronto and there are expectations the return for pelts will be even higher than last year’s strong showing. Saskatchewan Environment tracks annually the number of pelts marketed by Saskatchewan trappers...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2013
The City of North Battleford is backtracking after a negative phrase about Aboriginal people found its way into the 2013 preliminary budget. The phrase describes “the negatives of increasing First Nations populations.” City manager Jim Toye says somehow the phrase,...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2013
The Crown is appealing the decision of a foster mother found not guilty of criminal negligence causing the death of an Aboriginal toddler. On Feb. 1, Justice Neil Gabrielson acquitted Eunice Wudrich of charges related to the death of 22-month-old Evander Lee Daniels...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2013
A northern MP says he hopes whoever is chosen to be Canada’s next Aboriginal Affairs minister is able to relate to both the Indigenous leadership and its grassroots. It’s only been days since John Duncan announced he was stepping down as minister due to a conflict of...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2013
North Battleford Mayor Ian Hamilton says now is the time to work on creating a permanent homeless shelter. For the past three years, Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre has operated a temporary shelter but does not want to continue doing so. The friendship...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2013
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it’s surprised by John Duncan’s decision to resign as the country’s Aboriginal Affairs minister. In a release, the federation says it didn’t always agree with the minister’s decisions but wishes him well in the...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2013
A two-day education forum kicked off in Regina this morning. Representatives from college, university, trade school and the adult basic education sectors are in attendance. The forum is being put on by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and vice-chief Simon...
