FSIN Says Chief’s Death Like “Losing A Library”

FSIN Says Chief’s Death Like “Losing A Library” Friday, February 06, 2009 at 15:28     One of Saskatchewan’s prominent First Nations leaders has passed away.   Starblanket Cree Nation Chief Irvin Starblanket passed away this past Tuesday of...

No Challengers For Chief Of Muskoday

No Challengers For Chief Of Muskoday Friday, February 06, 2009 at 15:21     The chief of the Muskoday First Nation has been acclaimed to another term in office.   The band is holding elections next month, but no one was willing to run against Austin Bear.   The...

Plans Announced For Housing For Metis Elders

Plans Announced For Housing For Metis Elders Friday, February 06, 2009 at 15:19     Metis elders in Prince Albert could soon have a new place to live.   The Ministry of Social Services is providing $2.3 million for construction of 12 affordable housing units.   Local...

Aboriginal Trades Centre Becoming Success Story

Aboriginal Trades Centre Becoming Success Story Friday, February 06, 2009 at 15:13     The client list for an Aboriginal employment and training agency in the Battlefords has skyrocketed.   When it opened last fall, The Battlefords Industrial Career Centre served only...

SIIT Has Big Plans For New Cash Infusion

SIIT Has Big Plans For New Cash Infusion Friday, February 06, 2009 at 15:11     The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies is going mobile.   The province announced yesterday that it is giving SIIT about $2 million to upgrade its operations.   SIIT President...

First Nations Chiefs Urged To Remember Their Place

  First Nations Chiefs Urged To Remember Their Place Friday, February 06, 2009 at 15:09     A First Nations youth says his peers need to realize how much power and control they have to shape their lives.   Colby Tootoosis from the Poundmaker First Nation was attending...