by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Ethnicity Research A Good Fit For Province Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 14:22 An official with the provincial government says it only makes sense that Saskatchewan would be the site for a pilot project meant to gather more information on Aboriginal crime. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
SIGA Still Bringing In Big Profits, More Staff Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 14:09 Despite the economic slowdown, the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) posted record profits, and hired an additional 400 employees across the province over the last...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Judge Postpones Sentencing Accused In Josie Case Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 14:06 A judge has reserved the sentencing of a teenager involved in the swarming death of a Wollaston Lake resident two years ago. Justice R.D. Maher will hand down his sentence on...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Compensation Process Flawed: TRC Advisor Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 13:42 Saskatchewan’s advisor to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says he’s troubled that what he calls a “very flawed” compensation process is actually...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Traditions Still Honoured 120 Years Into Treaty Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 13:36 The fact that northern Saskatchewan’s three Woodland Cree First Nations continue to thrive, more than a century after signing on to treaty 6, is proof of their...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Indian Affairs Recruits Aboriginal Students Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 13:29 Aboriginal students in Regina found out more about working for the federal government yesterday. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada was at the First Nations University of Canada...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Lawyer Won’t Face Charges For Threats At Rally Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 14:45 No charges will be laid against a Prince Albert lawyer who, by his own admission, threatened to run over two people at a rally. On June 11, lawyer Phil West was leaving the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Woodland Cree Bands Celebrate Treaty Anniversary Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 14:40 The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says it promises to be one of the most significant events in the band’s history. Tammy Cook-Searson is referring to the two-day...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
La Ronge Mayor Hopes To Run Provincially Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 14:37 La Ronge’s long-time mayor says he wants to move into a higher level of politics — and that’s why he’s not running for another term. Joe Hordyski has been the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Candidate Says FSIN Needs To Re-evaluate Itself Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 14:33 A former chief with the Gordon’s First Nation says he wants the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations to do some soul-searching into what it’s really all about. ...