by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Doctor Shortage In Big River Not Over Wednesday, December 07, 2005 at 15:06 The Big River First Nation is once again without doctors. This week, it was learned that the physician who had arrived in the nearby town this summer to practice medicine is preparing to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Elderly Dene Woman Blocking Logging Trucks Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 13:31 A Dene woman in her late 60s is staging a blockade of a logging road in northwest Saskatchewan as a protest against the clear-cutting of her trap line. Agnes Sylvestre began the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Former Boarding School Students Want Answers Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 13:28 The mayor of Ile-a-la-Crosse says frustration is setting in for many residents who can’t get a clear message from the government on whether or not they will be compensated for...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Push For New Band In Green Lake Dismissed By MNS Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 13:20 The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is opposing a grassroots movement to try to reinstate a First Nation some argue was once based in Green Lake. The proponents of what’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Fishers Warned To Adhere To Transport Guidelines Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 13:18 Saskatchewan Environment is defending its rules governing the safe transportation of fish caught commercially. Two fishers from Black Lake were charged last winter for allowing...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
FNUC President Uneasy About Less Chiefs On Board Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 13:10 The president of the First Nations University of Canada doesn’t think having less chiefs on the university’s board is the way to go. Charles Pratt is responding to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Harrison Says Lower GST Better Than Income Tax Cut Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 13:07 Incumbent Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Jeremy Harrison believes the riding’s constituents would benefit more from the Conservative plan to cut the GST, as...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
AFN To Discuss Election At Special Assembly Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at 12:58 The Assembly of First Nations is hosting a special chiefs assembly in Ottawa, beginning today. Issues to be dealt with include the recent commitments from the First Ministers Meeting...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
MNS Says Metis Hunters Are Targets Of Harassment Monday, December 05, 2005 at 15:35 Métis Nation of Saskatchewan president Dwayne Roth is lashing out at Saskatchewan Environment for how conservation officers are currently interpreting Métis hunting and fishing...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Boarding School Compensation Policy Unclear Monday, December 05, 2005 at 15:17 The office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada is clarifying its position on compensation issues for residents of boarding schools. Earlier today, an independent...
