Uranium Prices Continue to Spur Exploration

Uranium Prices Continue to Spur Exploration Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 14:08     Exploration companies continue to sink money into a very rich uranium belt in northern Saskatchewan.   Last week, CanAlaska Ventures bought a huge parcel of land in the Athabasca...

National Group Looking for Native Music Promoter

National Group Looking for Native Music Promoter Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 14:07     A nationwide search is underway for someone to help boost and promote Aboriginal music across Canada.   The job is being offered by the National Association of College Radio...

Piapot Antiquities Expert Wins Order of Merit

Piapot Antiquities Expert Wins Order of Merit Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 14:03     A member of the Piapot First Nation was one of seven people that received Saskatchewan’s highest honour yesterday.   Lorne Carrier was presented with the Saskatchewan Order...

Roth Finishes Protest Walk in Time for Riel Day

Roth Finishes Protest Walk in Time for Riel Day Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 14:51     Metis Nation – Saskatchewan president Dwayne Roth has finished his protest walk from Saskatoon to Regina and is leading a demonstration in front of the legislature this...

Harrison Calls for Firm Commitment on Road Project

Harrison Calls for Firm Commitment on Road Project Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 14:46     Northern Saskatchewan’s Member of Parliament is hoping the Garson Lake Road Project becomes an election issue in the ongoing provincial election campaign in Alberta.  ...

Elder Concerned Bridge May Be Hurting Fish Spawn

Elder Concerned Bridge May Be Hurting Fish Spawn Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 14:45     An elder in Turnor Lake is worried that a temporary bridge near his community might be interfering with fish spawning in the area.   The floating bridge was installed in early...

Knight Recognized at U.S. Film Festival

Knight Recognized at U.S. Film Festival Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 14:43     A musician from the Muskoday First Nation has received a prestigious honour.   Chester Knight won the best music video award at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco over the...

Elder Living Comfortably with Diabetes

Elder Living Comfortably with Diabetes Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at 14:40     A band member from the James Smith Cree Nation says more Aboriginal people need to know diabetes is not a death sentence.   Evelyn Burns has been living with the disease since 1981.   Burns...

Joseph Commends Sabo for Firing Officers

Joseph Commends Sabo for Firing Officers Monday, November 15, 2004 at 13:59     The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is welcoming the dismissal of two Saskatoon police officers implicated in the freezing death of Neil Stonechild.   Vice chief Lawrence Joseph...

Funding for Metis Vets Criticized

Funding for Metis Vets Criticized Monday, November 15, 2004 at 13:58     An advocate for Metis war veterans is not impressed with a federal funding announcement last week.   Ottawa announced it was committing a total of $150,000 for various initiatives for Metis vets....