Work On Road To Wollaston Lake To Begin Shortly

Work On Road To Wollaston Lake To Begin Shortly Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 15:14     Saskatchewan’s Highways Minister says work on a long-awaited all-weather road to Wollaston Lake will begin by the end of the month.   Buckley Belanger notes environmental...

Northern Resident Sentenced For Drug Conviction

Northern Resident Sentenced For Drug Conviction Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 15:11     An Ile-a-la-Crosse man will spend the next year in jail after being convicted of trafficking cocaine.   51-year-old Zacharie Armand Caisse was also found guilty of possessing...

NDP Willingness To Fund Native Education Has Limit

NDP Willingness To Fund Native Education Has Limit Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 15:09     The NDP government says there’s only so much it can do to help First Nations people obtain forgivable funding for post-secondary education.   In a report given to the...

Former FSIN Chief To Visit Tribe In Peru

Former FSIN Chief To Visit Tribe In Peru Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 15:03     A former chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is making plans to visit South America next year.   Sol Sanderson, a member of the First Nations Forum, will travel to...

Report Addresses Assistance For Native Students

Report Addresses Assistance For Native Students Tuesday, October 09, 2007 at 13:49     An NDP cabinet minister is recommending the provincial government provide for a fully-funded tuition reduction of $1,000 per academic year for all undergraduate students at the...

Police Continue Probe Of Suspected Racial Attack

Police Continue Probe Of Suspected Racial Attack Tuesday, October 09, 2007 at 13:42     An academic from Cumberland House says she hopes police track down two men and two teenagers who threw eggs at her and some friends last week in Saskatoon.   Priscilla Settee of...

U of R To Offer Couse About Missing Native Women

U of R To Offer Couse About Missing Native Women Tuesday, October 09, 2007 at 13:37     A new class will be offered next semester at the University of Regina.   The course will focus on missing and murdered Indigenous women in Saskatchewan, across Canada and around...

Funds Announced For Native Programming In P.A.

Funds Announced For Native Programming In P.A. Tuesday, October 09, 2007 at 12:53     The Prince Albert Metis Women’s Association and YWCA are both getting some help from the federal government.   This morning, local MP Brian Fitzpatrick pledged $124,000 for the...

Northern Fishing Lodge Fined For Violations

  Northern Fishing Lodge Fined For Violations Friday, October 05, 2007 at 15:06     A northern Saskatchewan outfitter was fined today for exceeding the number of clients it was allowed to have on Trout Lake.   Sportman’s Lodge has been ordered to pay over...

Volunteers Begin Ground Search For Missing Elder

Volunteers Begin Ground Search For Missing Elder Friday, October 05, 2007 at 14:05     A volunteer ground search is underway today near Wynyard for an elderly First Nations woman.   78-year-old Emily Osmond of the Kawacatoose First Nation hasn’t been seen since...