Community Steps Up To Help Family In Need

Community Steps Up To Help Family In Need Monday, January 12, 2009 at 14:25     A fire has destroyed the home, but not the spirit, of an Aboriginal family in North Battleford.   Rosemarie Weenie, her husband Harvey and their grandchildren lost everything in a fire...

Northern Band Grieving Suspected Freezing Death

Northern Band Grieving Suspected Freezing Death Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:19     Sources say the Aboriginal woman whose remains were found in the Choiceland area yesterday is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.   The body of 32-year-old Ella Arleen Brown...

Government Releases IAP Compensation Statistics

Government Releases IAP Compensation Statistics Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:15     Residential school survivors have received just over $88 million since the Independent Assessment Process came into effect in September 2007.   According to figures released by...

FNUC Firing Not Going Over Well With Students

FNUC Firing Not Going Over Well With Students Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:08     A student at the First Nations University of Canada says he’s flabbergasted by a recent firing there.   Thomas Roussin says many students at the FNUC admired former academic...

Nashacappo’s Mother Speaks About Ordeal

Nashacappo’s Mother Speaks About Ordeal Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:00     A murder victim’s mother says it’s difficult to come to court, but she wants to do it for her daughter.   Betty Anne Smith has attended the first five days of the Saskatoon...

Metis Hunting Rights Ruling Welcomed By MNS

Metis Hunting Rights Ruling Welcomed By MNS Friday, January 09, 2009 at 12:50     The president of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is applauding yesterday’s court ruling in Manitoba affirming Metis harvesting rights there.   Robert Doucette says the decision...