by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Beatty Concerned Over Lack Of Northern MP Monday, September 10, 2007 at 13:58 Northern Affairs Minister Joan Beatty says she hopes northern Saskatchewan won’t get overlooked because it doesn’t have a Member of Parliament. Gary Merasty’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Former MNS Official Acquitted Of Forgery Charge Friday, September 07, 2007 at 16:27 The wife of a former Metis Nation of Saskatchewan area director says she’s relieved his legal battle is finally over. On Wednesday, a jury in North Battleford found Henry...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Judge Temporarily Suspends MNC Affairs Friday, September 07, 2007 at 16:19 A judge in Ontario has ordered that all political decision-making at the Metis National Council be temporarily put on hold. According to a court order agreed to by both parties involved...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Merasty Reflects On Political Life And Looks Ahead Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:59 Former Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Merasty says his decision to leave politics was not an easy one to make. Merasty assumed a position with Cameco earlier this...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Chief Of Beleaguered Tribal Police Answers Critics Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:31 The chief of the File Hills First Nations Police Service says all steps are being taken to make sure complaints regarding the conduct of its officers are investigated. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Man Hurt In Hit-And-Run Near Peepeekisis Reserve Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:21 A 42-year-old man is in critical condition following a hit-and-run near the Peepeekisis First Nation last night. The RCMP say the victim was struck by a vehicle one mile north...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Aboriginal Literacy Advocate Trying New Approach Friday, September 07, 2007 at 15:19 A Saskatoon man is designing a new way to promote literacy in the Aboriginal population. Jacob Roesler works for the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network. Roesler says he...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
MNS Secretary Election Result Upheld By Court Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 15:12 A judicial recount has determined that former Ile-a-la-Crosse mayor Max Morin did, in fact, win a spot on the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan executive in the organization’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Metis Hunting Rights Advocate Dies Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 15:10 A funeral is being held in Melville today for a Yorkton-area man at the centre of a high-profile Metis hunting rights case in the mid-1990s. John Grumbo passed away this past Saturday at...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
FSIN Defends Tribal Police Force Under Fire Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 15:07 A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is addressing allegations made against a tribal police force in southern Saskatchewan. Glen Pratt says mistakes may...