Tribute Paid To Missing And Murdered

Tribute Paid To Missing And Murdered Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 14:05     Over 100 people marched through Prince Albert today in a bid to raise awareness about the number of Aboriginal people who have gone missing or have been lost to violence.   Parents, family and...

La Loche Man To Stand Trial For Murder

La Loche Man To Stand Trial For Murder Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 14:01     A man from La Loche has been ordered to stand trial for the second-degree murder of a fellow community resident.   On May 19th, 2007, 19-year-old Blair Lemaige was fatally injured in a parking...

Wandering Spirit Cemetery Memorial Planned

Wandering Spirit Cemetery Memorial Planned Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 13:54     On National Aboriginal Day next week, a group of people plan to unveil their vision for how eight First Nations people buried in a common grave in Battleford should be remembered.   The...

Residential School Apology Draws Loud Ovation

Residential School Apology Draws Loud Ovation Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 16:33     Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons today and apologized to former students of Canada’s residential schools.   In the presence of several Aboriginal...

Wall Fires Back At Calvert Over Coming By-Election

Wall Fires Back At Calvert Over Coming By-Election Monday, June 09, 2008 at 15:11     The premier is taking issue with comments made by NDP Leader Lorne Calvert the other day about the upcoming by-election in Cumberland.   Calvert said he found it interesting that the...

Aboriginal Youth Given Taste Of RCMP Training

Aboriginal Youth Given Taste Of RCMP Training Monday, June 09, 2008 at 15:01     A 23-year-old member of the English River First Nation is looking forward to spending the summer with the RCMP.   Josh Eaglechild was one of 27 young men and women that graduated from the...

Another Feather In The Cap For Gold Eagle

Another Feather In The Cap For Gold Eagle Monday, June 09, 2008 at 14:57     The senior operations manager of the Gold Eagle Casino had a great ending to his week on Friday.   Roger Anderson received the first-ever Battlefords Tourism Employee Training award.   The...

Native Teens Ready To Share Healthy Living Advice

Native Teens Ready To Share Healthy Living Advice Monday, June 09, 2008 at 14:56     Students at North Battleford’s Sakewew High School are planning an empowerment gathering to be held in mid-September.   For the past couple of years, they’ve been learning...

Redman Murder Case Adjourned To December

Redman Murder Case Adjourned To December Friday, June 06, 2008 at 15:16     Two men accused of murdering a young Aboriginal woman who had been missing for nearly three years face a preliminary hearing later this year.   A judge will decide if there is enough evidence...

FNUC Unveils Glass Tipi Monument For War Vets

FNUC Unveils Glass Tipi Monument For War Vets Friday, June 06, 2008 at 15:14     Thousands of Aboriginal war veterans were honoured today at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina.   The university held its grand opening for the First Nations Veterans...