Caribou Need Time To Recover And Repopulate

  Caribou Need Time To Recover And Repopulate Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:38     A caribou expert from Manitoba says better education is needed for young hunters to know how to properly manage Canada’s struggling caribou herds.   Ross Thompson,...

Fur Prices Low At Auction

Fur Prices Low At Auction Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:33     A spokesman for North American Fur Auctions says he’s looking for better things in the fur industry next year.   Dave Bewick says the auction house’s final sale of the season was a disappointing...

Cost-shared Program To Train House Builders

Cost-shared Program To Train House Builders Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:18     Four hundred Metis and First Nations people could soon be working in the home-building industry, thanks to a new program.   The three-year program was announced Thursday. It’s expected...

Five Aboriginal-Produced Films Compete For Award

Five Aboriginal-Produced Films Compete For Award Friday, May 22, 2009 at 14:13     A gangsta rapper, improv comedians, and a Plains Cree leader will all share the big screen this weekend at the Yorkton Film Festival.   They are amongst the topics of the five films...

Metis Leaders Concerned About Health System

Metis Leaders Concerned About Health System Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 15:50     A Metis leader from east-central Saskatchewan says the provincial government needs to get a firmer grasp of the medical issues facing Metis in the province.   Helen Johnson, the area...

Treaty Cards Not Yet Enough For Border Crossings

Treaty Cards Not Yet Enough For Border Crossings Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 15:43     The federal government says new enhanced treaty cards to allow First Nations people to cross the U.S. border won’t be ready by June 1 as previously hoped.   So, status Indians...