by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Saulteaux First Nation Joins BATC Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 15:14 The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs welcomed a new member First Nation into its organization. The Saulteaux First Nation joined the council during a signing ceremony in the Battlefords...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
New Aboriginal Health Projects Announced Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 15:06 The federal and provincial governments have announced seven new health projects for Aboriginal residents in the province. Through the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund, the government has...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
STC President Still Sold On New Route To La Loche Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 14:47 The president of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company says he will keep working on ways of selling a new bus route to residents in the province’s northwest. Ray Clayton...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Millions Committed For Aboriginal Energy Project Monday, April 27, 2009 at 13:38 The federal government is providing $3.9 million under a pilot project to help First Nations in Saskatchewan get into the oil and gas industry. Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
New On-reserve Housing Money Now Available Monday, April 27, 2009 at 13:14 As of today, First Nations can apply for funding to build new homes on reserves or renovate existing ones. Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl and Human Resources Minister Diane Finley...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FSIN Opposed To Open Season On Ravens Monday, April 27, 2009 at 13:10 The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it wants to be consulted before any action is taken to control ravens. Robin McLeod, a cultural policy analyst with the FSIN, says he worries...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Province To Fund 15 Beds For Muskeg Lake Elders Friday, April 24, 2009 at 15:16 The Muskeg Lake Cree Nation is joining hands with the provincial government in support of elders on the reserve. A two-year pilot project has been announced that will see the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Woman Charged With Infant’s Drowning Death Friday, April 24, 2009 at 15:00 Saskatoon police have charged a 28-year-old woman several months after a baby was found dead in a city motel room. Tera Lynn Bouvier of Green Lake, in northwestern Saskatchewan, has...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Chiefs Write To Governor-General Friday, April 24, 2009 at 14:26 Three Saskatchewan chiefs have written a letter to Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, asking her to help them get the reserve land they were once promised but never received. Leaders of the Peter...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Grass Fire Worries One Arrow Band Members Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 14:11 Residents of the One Arrow First Nation are keeping a wary eye on the smouldering remains of a grass fire that erupted yesterday. The location of the fire was situated in the Rural...
