by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Metis Harvesting Ruling To Be Appealed Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 14:06 The Crown is appealing a recent court decision regarding Metis harvesting rights in southern Saskatchewan. Last month, a judge ruled that Regina Metis resident Don Belhumeur belonged to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Draude Handed Aboriginal Cabinet Portfolios Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 14:04 Saskatchewan’s new First Nations and Metis Relations Minister is also the new Minister of Northern Affairs. June Draude is one of six founding members of the Saskatchewan...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
RCMP Investigate Sudden Death At Sweetgrass Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 14:00 The Mounties are looking into what they’re calling the sudden death of a man from the Sweetgrass First Nation, near North Battleford. The RCMP and EMS personnel were called to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School Review Not Done Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 13:59 An Ile-a-la-Crosse man is not impressed with a development earlier this week concerning former students of the community’s old boarding school. Don Favel is pushing to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Lawyer Weighs In On Residential Schools Trust Flap Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 13:48 The Assembly of First Nations says it doesn’t know what to believe concerning allegations of misused residential school trust money. The Liberals have been attacking...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
AFN Signs Agreement With National Mining Body Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 13:45 The Mining Association of Canada has signed a letter of intent with the country’s largest First Nations organization. Yesterday in Ottawa, Assembly of First Nations...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
More Aboriginal Language Textbooks In The Works Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 13:43 Two new series of textbooks featuring Aboriginal languages are being unveiled this afternoon in Regina. The project is the brainchild of the First Nations University of Canada...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Researchers Develop New Aboriginal Learning Gauge Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 13:41 The Canadian Council on Learning and the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre have developed a new model to measure Aboriginal peoples’ success in learning. They are...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
TV Program Profiles Exemplary Inner City Youths Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 13:39 The story of a group of inner city Regina youths leaving a life of crime will air on SCN tonight. The documentary called “Running from Crime” tells the story of 15...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Another Setback For Boarding School Survivors Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 15:28 Survivors of two boarding schools in northern Saskatchewan have lost their initial bid to be added to the residential school settlement agreement. The government received...