by MBC News | Nov 7, 2019
First Nations military veterans were remembered Thursday as part of a ceremony. Its estimated between 7000 and 12,000 First Nations members served in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War, and an unknown number of Inuit, Métis and other Indigenous people...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2019
Clem Chartier says he won’t seek re-election as Métis National Council president. First elected to the position in 2003, Chartier made the announcement in a letter to the general assembly on Wednesday. Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand will...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2019
A hockey company in Saskatchewan is assisting Indigenous hockey players. Om Hockey Systems has been working closely with Indigenous hockey players around the province for the last few seasons. “First Nations (players) are the most untapped resource in hockey,” said Ty...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2019
The Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC) and Great Plains College have formally committed to continue to work together to promote Indigenous-inclusive education. The OTC and the college are renewing a strategic alliance which is also a pledge to continue to teach...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2019
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are getting set for their annual sportsman’s dinner next weekend. The event will feature former NHLers Jeff Odgers and Curtis Leschyshyn. Leschyshyn won a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche and played over 1,000 games in the NHL with Quebec,...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2019
The 2019 First Nations Language Keepers Gathering kicked off Wednesday morning in Saskatoon. The annual event is put on by the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre. Keynote speakers Wednesday morning included Simon Bird who spoke on Cree education programs and...
