Aboriginal Storytelling Week Kicks Off

Aboriginal Storytelling Week Kicks Off Monday, February 09, 2004 at 15:44     Today marks the start of Aboriginal Storytelling Week in this province.   An official launch is taking place today at the Regina campus of the First Nations University of Canada.   Events...

Unrest at Two Northern Band Offices

Unrest at Two Northern Band Offices Friday, February 06, 2004 at 13:58     Protests are taking place at two different band offices in northwest Saskatchewan.   Yesterday, over a dozen Island Lake band members shut down their band’s headquarters, demanding that...

Elders Voices Concerns About Impact of Mining

Elders Voices Concerns About Impact of Mining Friday, February 06, 2004 at 13:52     An elder from the Black Lake First Nation says he has concerns about activities at mine sites at Cigar Lake McClean Lake and McArthur River.   Pierre Robillard says radiation and...

Northern Singing Talent to Converge on La Ronge

Northern Singing Talent to Converge on La Ronge Friday, February 06, 2004 at 13:48     Auditions for the North’s newest talent showcase take place this weekend in La Ronge.   The “Talent of the North” showcase is scheduled to coincide with the La...

Ottawa Scraps Health Consent Forms

Ottawa Scraps Health Consent Forms Thursday, February 05, 2004 at 13:25     In the words of FSIN Vice Chief Morley Watson, the health consent form issue is dead.   Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced yesterday that the federal government will no longer pursue...

Island Lake Band Office Closed by Protesters

Island Lake Band Office Closed by Protesters Thursday, February 05, 2004 at 13:22     The chief and councillors of the Island Lake First Nation in northwest Saskatchewan are being denied access to the band’s headquarters.   Over a dozen band members cordoned off...