by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Yellow Quill Woman Dies Of H1N1: Report Monday, July 13, 2009 at 14:52 There are reports that a woman originally from the Yellow Quill First Nation has died from the swine flu. Vanessa Bluebell died last Thursday after being admitted to a Calgary hospital. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Walmart Baby Case Appealed Friday, July 10, 2009 at 17:01 Crown prosecutors have decided to appeal the verdict in the April Halkett case. Last month, the 22-year-old woman was found not guilty of abandoning her baby in a Walmart washroom in Prince Albert. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FSIN Unsettled With Trespass To Property Act Friday, July 10, 2009 at 14:10 A new law against trespassing in the province isn’t sitting well with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. The FSIN is worried the Trespass to Property Act will be...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
More Data Suggests Caribou Herd Is In Trouble Friday, July 10, 2009 at 14:04 A recent survey of the Beverly caribou herd has alarmed the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board. Board Chair Albert Thorassie says last month’s survey doesn’t...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Metis Want Heritage Designation For Old Settlement Friday, July 10, 2009 at 13:57 A Metis man is calling for a section of land near Emma Lake to be declared a heritage site. Bryan Lee says he and some former residents of Fish Lake want it to be acknowledged by...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Jolibois Announces Bid For Re-election Friday, July 10, 2009 at 13:56 The mayor of La Loche is seeking a third term in office. Georgina Jolibois recently announced her intentions to run in the municipal election this October. The current chair of the northern...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Workshop Highlights Indigenous Ways Of Gardening Friday, July 10, 2009 at 13:27 Smudging seeds and planting fish are two ways to help your garden grow, according to a botanist and professor. Barb Frazer hosted a workshop yesterday at the First Nations University...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Lonechild Wants Less Politicians On FNUC Board Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 13:19 A candidate for chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he would like to downsize the board of the First Nations University of Canada. Guy Lonechild is running to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Aboriginal Coalition Removed From Grant List Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 13:15 Some questions are being raised about a newly-formed Aboriginal advocacy group in the province. A government official says the Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan has been...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Canoe Lake Preparing To Change Election Rules Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 12:54 After almost a decade of trying, the Canoe Lake Cree Nation appears close to adopting a band custom election code. Band members ratified a custom election act four years ago, but...
