by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Metis Locals Push MN-S For Duty To Consult Support Monday, November 16, 2009 at 15:08 At least one Metis local president is not happy with the support his people are receiving from the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan executive when it comes to the duty to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Tears Fall At Metis Juno Beach Ceremony Monday, November 16, 2009 at 14:58 The president of the Metis National Council says he is pleased by the federal government’s recognition of Metis war veterans. Clem Chartier just got back from Europe where a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Riel Included In Plans For Metis War Vets Cairn Monday, November 16, 2009 at 14:53 Representatives of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan have voted to build a monument to war veterans — including Louis Riel. The motion to build the monument was made by...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Call Made For Immediate HIV/AIDS Prevention Funds Monday, November 16, 2009 at 14:47 Unless the AIDS epidemic in Canada is addressed — it’s going to get worse. That was one of the messages LaVerne Monette had at the All Nations Hope AIDS...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Feds Respond To Critique Of Aboriginal Corrections Monday, November 16, 2009 at 14:40 A spokeswoman for the Correctional Service of Canada says the department is doing its best to control Aboriginal gangs in federal prisons. Krista McGregor is responding to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Alarm Raised Over Number Of Aboriginal Inmates Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:44 The watchdog for federal prisons says the number of Aboriginal inmates is soaring. Howard Sapers says an independent report confirms Aboriginal rates of incarceration are now...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
CTF Renews Call To Dump Reserve Tax Exemptions Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:38 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is singling out a First Nations-owned gas station in Regina in its latest call to have on-reserve tax exemptions eliminated by governments. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Saskatoon Focus Of Aboriginal Gangs Research Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:32 A professor from the United States will be spending at least the next year in Saskatoon studying Aboriginal gang activity in Canada. Julie Hailer has studied Aboriginal gangs in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Roots Of Violence Against Women Discussed At Event Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:28 The art of interacting with the opposite sex has been lost in the Aboriginal community, according to the organizer of a women’s conference in North Battleford this week. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Alleged Welfare Fraud Victim Wants Action Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:23 A member of the Buffalo River Dene Nation is wondering why it’s taking the RCMP to lay charges in an apparent case of welfare cheque fraud. Terri Bekattla-Dongu, who lives in...
