by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Native Man Killed During Standoff With RCMP Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:30 An outside policy agency has been called in to help investigate the RCMP shooting of a First Nations man on a southern Saskatchewan reserve. The shooting took place Monday on the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Searchers Recover Body Of Flying Dust Band Member Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:28 The remains of a missing man from the Flying Dust First Nation have been found in a ditch off a northern Saskatchewan highway. 42-year-old Darwin Victor Merasty was last seen...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Stranded Native Teen Succumbs To Cold Weather Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:26 Volunteer searchers and family members have found the body of a 17-year-old First Nations boy who died after getting stranded in the cold last week. The car belonging to James...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Trial Of Fond du Lac Teen Re-Scheduled To New Year Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 09:38 The murder trial for a 17-year-old male from Fond du Lac that was to take place yesterday in Stony Rapids was postponed due to a defence team request. Crown prosecutor Wayne...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Workers At Uranium Mines Get Big Pay Raise Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 09:25 About 400 unionized workers at Cameco’s McArthur River and Key Lake uranium mining operations have accepted a contract settlement offer from the company. The workers – represented...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Merasty Attacks Clean Air Act Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 09:21 A Liberal MP says aspects of traditional life in northern Saskatchewan could be lost forever if the Tory government doesn’t make substantial changes to its proposed Clean Air Act. Gary...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
PAGC Hears Rags-To-Riches Story From Mississippi Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 09:19 Over 200 chiefs and delegates crowded into a hotel boardroom in Prince Albert yesterday to hear a presentation from a member of America’s richest native band. Charlie...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Band Workers Discuss Residential School Payments Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 09:01 Approximately 300 workers from band offices around the province are in Saskatoon this week for a conference on the Residential School Compensation Agreement. The meeting is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Native Leaders Mark World Diabetes Day Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 16:05 Today is World Diabetes Day, and several Aboriginal leaders are using the occasion to draw attention to the problem in the Native population. Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
PBCN Members Given First Nations Awards Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 14:03 The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation was well-represented at a First Nations awards ceremony in Regina last week. Two band members walked home with hardware for their contributions to the...
