Band Ends Blockade of Road to Cluff Lake

Band Ends Blockade of Road to Cluff Lake Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 14:55     A spokesman for Cogema says commitments made to a First Nation to end a blockade near La Loche will not hurt other communities in northwest Saskatchewan.   The Clearwater River Dene...

Chief of Displaced Band Unhappy with INAC

Chief of Displaced Band Unhappy with INAC Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 14:52     The chief of the John Cochrane First Nation claims officials with Indian Affairs in Ottawa are not providing him with the information he needs.   John Dorion says documents and records...

Meadow Lake RCMP Probing Home Invasions

Meadow Lake RCMP Probing Home Invasions Tuesday, September 07, 2004 at 14:45     Several arrests have been made in the wake of two violent home invasions in the Meadow Lake area early Sunday morning.   The first one occurred at a home on the Flying Dust First Nation,...

Cluff Lake Road Block Continues Despite Progress

Cluff Lake Road Block Continues Despite Progress Friday, September 03, 2004 at 14:10     The Chief of the Clearwater River Dene Nation has announced that a roadblock on highway 955 to the Cluff Lake Uranium Mine will remain standing.   Chief Roy Cheecham met with...

Metis Gathering Begins Today in Northwest

Metis Gathering Begins Today in Northwest Friday, September 03, 2004 at 14:00     The province’s westside is going to be busy over the next fews days as Metis head to South Bay Veternas Park for a major gathering.   Some of the issues they’ll be examining...

Union Calls On Feds To Include First Nations

Union Calls On Feds To Include First Nations Friday, September 03, 2004 at 13:44     The Canadian Union of Public Employees has gone on record as saying First Nations groups should be present at the upcoming health-care meetings in Ottawa.   Tom Graham, a spokesman...