Metis Hunting Charges a Definite Possibility

Metis Hunting Charges a Definite Possibility Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 14:42     An official with Saskatchewan Environment says no Metis person in the province has been charged with a hunting violation since last year’s Powley decision, but that could...

Maurice Listening to Calls for New Metis Group

Maurice Listening to Calls for New Metis Group Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 14:40     A runner-up for president in this year’s Metis election says there is a growing movement to create a new Metis organization in the province.   Alex Maurice says a number of...

Beauval Man Fined for Illegal Fish Marketing

Beauval Man Fined for Illegal Fish Marketing Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 15:07     A recent case of illegal fish marketing in the North is being used as a warning by Saskatchewan Environment.   It was during the last few days of August that a Beauval man pleaded...

Province Anxiouxly Awaiting Metis Election Study

Province Anxiouxly Awaiting Metis Election Study Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 15:03     A provincial investigation into this year’s Metis Nation – Saskatchewan election is about 75 per cent complete.   Aboriginal Affairs spokesman Donovan Young says...

Metis Community Entrance Signs Proposed

Metis Community Entrance Signs Proposed Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 15:01     A Metis leader in Buffalo Narrows is hoping his community makes a bolder statement about its Metis roots.   Philip Chartier says the Metis local in the village has already passed a...

Shoreline Cleanup Effort Hits the North

Shoreline Cleanup Effort Hits the North Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 15:00     Students in La Ronge and Buffalo Narrows are among the latest to join a nation-wide cleanup of the country’s lake and river shorelines.   Initially set up in Vancouver, the event...

Doucette Contemplating Legal Action

Doucette Contemplating Legal Action Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:37     One of the men who ran in the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan election this spring is considering his legal options today.   Robert Doucette says he feels frustrated and disheartened by...

Metis Holding Out Hope for Equal Health Benefits

Metis Holding Out Hope for Equal Health Benefits Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:34     The mayor of a northern Metis community hopes it won’t be too long before Metis people enjoy the same kind of health benefits provided to First Nations people.  ...

Elders Set to March Against Drug Abuse

Elders Set to March Against Drug Abuse Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:31     The Sturgeon Lake reserve will be the starting point for a march against drug and alcohol abuse this week.   On Thursday morning, participants will begin a 146-kilometre-long walk to Sandy...

Aspiring Native Journalists Receive Bursaries

Aspiring Native Journalists Receive Bursaries Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:24     MBC has awarded scholarships to seven Aboriginal northerners that are pursuing a career in journalism or media arts.   Phoebe Fosseneuve of Cumberland House and Belinda Nelson of...