by MBC News | Jun 19, 2015
The Conference Board of Canada issued a report that northern communities need to heal from the effects of Indian Residential Schools as part of a northern economic growth plan. The report focused on how the north can plan for economic growth identifying three...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2015
All across the country, Canadians will celebrate National Aboriginal Day on Sunday. In Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan will celebrate the day with a lineup of dignitaries and entertainers. It will also be marking the 55th anniversary of the Aboriginal right...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2015
Bart Tsannie has been elected to another term as chief of the Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation. Tsannie received 311 votes in yesterday’s election — roughly 130 votes more than his nearest rival, Ed Benoanie, Sr. This is Tsannie’s fourth term as...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2015
A Saskatoon elementary school received a $68,000 grant from the Indigo chain of bookstores today. The Westmount Elementary School will use the money to buy books for students and improve their library. Principal Nicola Bishop-Yong says the school is on the path to...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2015
Manitoba has become the first province to formally apologize to Aboriginal adoptees for taking them from their homes and placing them with non-Native families. Premier Greg Selinger delivered the apology in the provincial legislature following a ceremony for those who...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2015
Leading experts on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder say the condition is under-reported, highly stigmatized and misunderstood. They are trying to change that by sharing research during a national conference being staged at the Saskatchewan legislative building this...
