Red Pheasant Bus Drivers Strike Linked To INAC

Red Pheasant Bus Drivers Strike Linked To INAC Monday, September 15, 2008 at 12:40     Some overdue paperwork at Indian Affairs may have been the cause of a recent strike by school bus drivers on the Red Pheasant First Nation.   Drivers walked off the job a few weeks...

Party Leaders Urged To Visit Reserve For Debate

Party Leaders Urged To Visit Reserve For Debate Friday, September 12, 2008 at 14:58     The country’s top political leaders are being invited to a Saskatchewan reserve for a debate.   Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Lawrence Joseph says he can...

Man Hurt In Fight Dies In Hospital

Man Hurt In Fight Dies In Hospital Friday, September 12, 2008 at 14:41     A Meadow Lake-area man may soon be facing more serious charges now that another man injured in a fight has died.   22-year-old Kyle Villeneuve was charged with aggravated assault after a fight...

MN-S Asks Local Presidents To Prove Legitimacy

MN-S Asks Local Presidents To Prove Legitimacy Friday, September 12, 2008 at 14:37     Saskatchewan Metis leader Robert Doucette is not apologizing for strict guidelines concerning Metis local presidents.   Doucette says some presidents may have been forced to skip...

Native Groups Ask Parties To Back UN Declaration

Native Groups Ask Parties To Back UN Declaration Friday, September 12, 2008 at 14:34     Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the United Nations adopting the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.   To mark the anniversary, several Aboriginal...

Showdown Looming Over New Casino In Battlefords

Showdown Looming Over New Casino In Battlefords Friday, September 12, 2008 at 14:31     Two tribal councils have expressed interest in building a new casino in the Battlefords.   But Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Executive Director Neil Sasakamoose says there is no...