Onion Lake Chief Unhappy With New Environmental Code

by | Feb 17, 2012

There were some tough words today from the chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation. Wallace Fox says he doesn’t intend to sit by and watch the provincial government impose a new environmental code on his land or people. The new code would allow companies to begin...

Police Organize Aerial Search For Missing Aboriginal Woman

by | Feb 16, 2012

An RCMP plane is conducting an aerial search today for a missing Regina woman who hasn’t been seen since early New Year’s Day. Twenty-eight-year-old Brandy Rene Wesaquate was last seen around the 900 block of Rae Street. Regina police say RCMP Air...

Outgoing Treaty Commissioner Addresses FSIN Assembly

by | Feb 16, 2012

Treaty commissioner Bill McKnight is calling it quits. The man who heads up the Office of the Treaty Commissioner spoke to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations legislative assembly this morning for the final time. McKnight’s mandate ends in March and he...

Little Pine Stabbing Suspect Released On Bail

by | Feb 16, 2012

A Little Pine First Nation man charged with stabbing another man in the neck has been granted bail. Steven Kasokeo was released on $300 bail in North Battleford Provincial Court today. He is scheduled to be back in court in Cut Knife next month. Police began searching...

National Chief Gets Rough Ride At FSIN Assembly

by | Feb 15, 2012

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations got an earful today at the opening session of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations winter legislative assembly. Shawn Atleo was present when a resolution condemning an AFN action plan on dealing with the...

NDP Introduces Motion In Commons On First Nations Education

by | Feb 15, 2012

Federal New Democrats introduced a motion today calling on the Tory government to close the funding gap between what First Nation schools receive and what provincial school systems receive. NDP Leader Nycole Turmel says “there is simply no excuse for why First...