by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Budget Draws Praise, Criticism On Native Issues Friday, March 05, 2010 at 14:56 The Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative has been saved. Officials with the program feared it was on the chopping block, but Ottawa has included it in a $285-million commitment in the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Train Collision Claims Life On Pasqua Reserve Friday, March 05, 2010 at 14:37 A 28-year-old man was killed last night in a collision between a vehicle and a train on the Pasqua First Nation. RCMP and emergency responders arrived on the scene shortly before 11:00...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
RCMP Track Down Suspect In Sturgeon Lake Assault Friday, March 05, 2010 at 14:36 The RCMP have apprehended a man wanted in connection to a Boxing Day attack on a woman on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. 52-year-old Clifford Daniels was arrested late yesterday...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Ottawa’s Endorsement Of UN Declaration Questioned Friday, March 05, 2010 at 14:27 Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl is defending the federal government’s decision to only offer “qualified” support for the United Nations Declaration on...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
End Of The Road For The “Voice Of The North” Friday, March 05, 2010 at 14:08 A well-known northern Saskatchewan radio show host with the CBC is retiring. Tom Roberts, the host of “Keewatin Country”, is calling it quits after over two...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
First Nations Propose New Domed Stadium For Riders Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 14:30 A $1.2-billion stadium and hotel complex is being pitched by some First Nations in the province. The plan would see a new domed stadium built in Regina for the Riders to play...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Throne Speech Called Encouraging By Native Leaders Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 14:21 National Chief Shawn Atleo says he is encouraged by the Conservative government’s commitment to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. ...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Portrayal Of Riel As A Villain About Land: Prof Thursday, March 04, 2010 at 14:13 A Saskatchewan university professor is reacting to an MP’s statement that Louis Riel was a villain. Jesse Archibald Barber teaches English at the First Nations University in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Escaped Healing Lodge Inmate Recaptured Wednesday, March 03, 2010 at 16:53 The Willow Cree Healing Lodge has recaptured a missing inmate. At around 10:00 this morning, the institution discovered that inmate Louie Kenneth Bird had escaped. A search of the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Government Pledges To Address Stolen Sisters Issue Wednesday, March 03, 2010 at 16:45 The federal government is pledging to address the issue of murdered and missing Aboriginal women in the country. In today’s throne speech, the government says it will...
