by MBC News | Apr 26, 2013
Maria Campbell has been researching and writing about Indigenous issues for most of her life – now she wants a little help from Saskatchewan educators. The Metis author was honored yesterday at the Awasis Aboriginal Education Conference for her contributions to...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2013
Preparations continue to march along for this year’s First Nations Summer Games. The Muskoday First Nation is hosting this year’s event in partnership with Prince Albert and Birch Hills. The games run from July 15-19. Games marketing coordinator Dean Bear...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2013
The province is mourning the loss of an FSIN senator. Aubrey Goforth, a former chief of the Peepeekisis First Nation and long-time advocate of treaty and inherent rights, passed away on Monday. The FSIN says he was surrounded by family and friends and went peacefully....
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2013
The president of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union says he doubts eliminating 38 staff members who man northern fire towers will really bring much benefit to northern Saskatchewan. Bob Bymoen is criticizing the government’s decision to...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2013
The red carpet is being rolled out for Saskatchewan’s worst roads. Voting wraps up at midnight tonight for the CAA’s annual campaign which highlights some of the worst roads the province has to offer motorists. Potholes, broken asphalt and huge bumps are...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2013
A few changes are on the way for wild rice harvesters in the province’s north. The 28th Annual Conference of the Saskatchewan Wild Rice Council was held Wednesday in La Ronge. One resolution which was passed will see future annual meetings held on the weekend so...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2013
A major Indigenous educational conference kicked off in Saskatoon this morning with a keynote address from Cameco official Gary Merasty. The two-day Awasis Aboriginal Education Conference draws educators from across North America and around the world. Merasty, a...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2013
A senior citizen in La Ronge says the community badly needs more long-term care beds. Barbara Blyth is 84 years old. Blyth suffers from an incurable form of bone cancer and recently broke her foot in two places. She says it was shortly after that the furnace went out...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2013
Representatives of more than a hundred companies, First nations leaders and government officials will gather in Saskatoon next week to talk about jobs. It is part of a national conference organized by the Aboriginal human resource council. Council President, Kelly...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2013
Cameco is weighing in on some recent numbers by the Workers’ Compensation Board. The board estimates there were 45 to 50 injuries at northern mines last year along with two deaths, but it doesn’t know for sure. The board says that’s because many companies list their...
