Band Avoids Lawsuit Over Tax Settlement

Band Avoids Lawsuit Over Tax Settlement Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:32     In the face of legal action from one of its councillors, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band council has finally decided how it will distribute the band’s multi-million-dollar tax settlement...

Former Metis Leader Defends MNS Election

Former Metis Leader Defends MNS Election Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:25     A Buffalo Narrows man that narrowly lost his bid for an area director’s seat in the recent Metis election says he still believes in the Metis electoral system.   The election has been...

Metis Researcher Wins Grant Money

Metis Researcher Wins Grant Money Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:23     A chemistry professor at the University of Saskatchewan has become the first Metis person in Canada to receive a national University Faculty Award.   The award will provide Lee Wilson with over...

Jail Boss Refutes Complaints from Native Inmates

Jail Boss Refutes Complaints from Native Inmates Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:21     The acting director of the Prince Albert Correctional Centre says he disagrees with an inmate who criticized the institution over an alleged lack of spiritual programming for First...

Proposed MRI Could Test First Nations’ Sovereignty

Proposed MRI Could Test First Nations’ Sovereignty Friday, July 09, 2004 at 13:17     A political scientist says the possible construction of an MRI clinic on a Saskatchewan reserve could have big implications for both First Nations’ sovereignty.   Ray...

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Sued by Taxi Company

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Sued by Taxi Company Thursday, July 08, 2004 at 13:44     The lawyer for a La Ronge taxi company that’s suing the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says they had no choice but to sue the band.   Northland Taxi is suing both the band and Health...