FSIN Says Results Of CEP Payments Mostly Positive

FSIN Says Results Of CEP Payments Mostly Positive Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 14:54     A Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations vice-chief is downplaying a recent report which says payments to residential school survivors have led to substance abuse, depression...

Testimony Continues at Brass Inquest

Testimony Continues at Brass Inquest Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 14:45     A coroner’s inquest in Battleford has heard that, on the day he died, there was nothing to indicate that a man from the Key First Nation intended to kill himself.   35-year-old Ivor Dean...

TD Bank Gives FNUC Funding For Bursary

TD Bank Gives FNUC Funding For Bursary Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 14:44     The First Nations University of Canada has received an endorsement from a financial institution.   This morning, TD Bank announced it was giving the school $50,000.   The money will go...

Brazeau’s Senate Qualifications Disputed By Chiefs

Brazeau’s Senate Qualifications Disputed By Chiefs Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 14:39     The Senate appointment of the former head of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is being blasted by three First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan.   Okanese Chief Mary Anne...

Mosaic Renews Contract With Northern Security Firm

Mosaic Renews Contract With Northern Security Firm Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 14:25     Athabasca Basin Security has won a major contract from potash giant Mosaic.   The company started servicing Mosaic’s K1 and K2 operations near Estevan in December 2007.  ...

FSIN Upset With Talk Of End To Education Grants

FSIN Upset With Talk Of End To Education Grants Monday, January 26, 2009 at 15:57     A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he’s worried the federal government may be considering drastic changes to First Nations education.   Lyle...