by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Band Budget Planning Hindered By Status Questions Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 13:21 The chief of the Thunderchild First Nation says very few people in the country seem to have any idea on how the citizenship issue facing First Nations will play itself out. ...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Province Cuts Funding To First Nations University Wednesday, February 03, 2010 at 21:10 The provincial government has announced that it will soon withdraw $5.2 million worth of funding from the First Nations University of Canada. Advanced Education Minister Rob...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
La Ronge Store Clerk Hurt In Early-Morning Robbery Wednesday, February 03, 2010 at 14:12 RCMP say a store clerk was assaulted during a robbery early this morning in La Ronge. Three suspects, who are described as Aboriginal men in their 20s, entered a local...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Young Men Rescued After Falling Through Ice Wednesday, February 03, 2010 at 14:10 A local tracker says he just happened to be at the right place at the right time to help two very cold young men whose truck went through the ice on Lac La Ronge. The truck fell...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Sentencing Adjourned For Disgraced Medicine Man Wednesday, February 03, 2010 at 13:55 The sentencing for a First Nations pipe carrier found guilty of sexual assault has been adjourned until later this month. The Crown is recommending a four-year sentence or more...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Aboriginal Storytelling Month Officially Underway Wednesday, February 03, 2010 at 13:50 Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month kicked off yesterday in Saskatoon. Hundreds of students gathered at the First Nations University of Canada campus where they heard...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Dog Mauling Prompts Call For Sterilization Program Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 15:20 A provincial politician from northern Saskatchewan says he would like to see a government-sponsored spay and neutering program return to the north. Athabasca MLA Buckley...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Yellow Quill Officials Addressing Water Shortage Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 15:05 All of the homes on the Yellow Quill First Nation are expected to have their water service restored by the end of the week. At last word, 11 of the reserve’s 127 houses...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
MP Waiting For Word On Boarding School Research Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 14:44 A questionnaire about a boarding school that operated in the Ile a’la Crosse region has been delivered to the federal government. Rob Clarke, the MP for...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
New Centre Opens For Metis Interested In Ancestry Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 14:37 The president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan hopes a new archival centre will help Metis people reconnect with their past. The MN-S Genealogical and Archival Research...
