by MBC News | Jan 24, 2013
The federal government is closing down a section of its website devoted to Aboriginal services and news in the country. Located at aboriginalcanada.gc.ca, the site has been operating for many years now and offers a wide range of news and links to its readers. This...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2013
Bradley Swiftwolfe is the new chief of the Moosomin First Nation, a band official says. She says Swiftwolfe defeated six other candidates for chief. The election was held last night. Swiftwolfe served as interim chief after former chief Elliott Kahpeaysewat was...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2013
Saskatoon police are investigating an alleged “starlight tour.” Police say they received a call around 1:40 a.m. this morning from a woman claiming a 19-year-old man had been dropped off by an officer outside the city and forced to walk home. Saskatoon Police...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2013
An official with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he is hopeful his organization can work with the provincial government to improve education and employment for First Nations people. FSIN Vice-Chief Simon Bird was responding to a new report released...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2013
The new sentencing date in the Poundmaker First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement fraud and theft case is Feb. 1. Judge Dan O’Hanlon announced the decision Tuesday. O’Hanlon said he needs time to figure out an appropriate sentence. He’s not sure how restitution can be...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2013
The political situation on the Standing Buffalo First Nation is in chaos. A group has been occupying the band’s office, northeast of Regina, since Friday and refuses to leave until it gets a meeting to discuss concerns about how the First Nation spends its money....
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2013
An election for chief and council on the Moosomin First Nation is being held today. Seven people are running for chief – while 42 others are running for the eight seats on council. The election was called after Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Canada removed...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2013
There are now six people in custody in relation to the first-degree murder of an 18-year-old Aboriginal male in Prince Albert last September. Twenty-year-old Michael Trevor Andrew Ward was arrested in Hobbema, Alberta last Wednesday. He is implicated in the murder of...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2013
The Saskatchewan Police Commission has approved the use of tasers by municipal police “in appropriate situations”. The commission says the approval includes strict controls and accountability requirements, including a post-use review each time a taser is deployed. The...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2013
A new report says Saskatchewan is falling behind both Alberta and Manitoba in terms of First Nations employment and the provincial government is partially to blame. The report is called Employment of First Nations People: Saskatchewan Lags Behind. It shows that in...
