by MBC News | Oct 6, 2014
Supporters of Henry Felix say they are unhappy with a recent federal court ruling regarding the 2013 Sturgeon Lake First Nation election. Felix won the election for chief but was disqualified by the electoral officer who said he owed money to the band. Craig Bighead...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2014
The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan is in danger of losing its federal funding if it does not hold a legislative assembly meeting by the end of the month. In a letter to MNS President Robert Doucette, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says the organization is...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2014
The Saskatchewan Green Party is calling on the government to intervene on behalf of Marlene Bird. The 47-year-old Bird had her legs amputated after a severe beating and burning on June 1 in Prince Albert. The Green Party says Bird’s social workers are failing her and...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2014
A vigil for missing and murdered Aboriginal women will be held at the First Nations University in Regina on Saturday. Vigil organizer Jaqueline Anaquod says the goal is to honour the families of women and girls who have been lost to violence or disappeared. Anaquod...
by MBC News | Oct 2, 2014
The Harper government has announced it is halting all transfer payments to the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan effective next month if the organization does not hold a legislative assembly meeting. Reasons for the transfer cut are outlined in a letter sent from...
by MBC News | Oct 2, 2014
A federal court judge has ruled Henry Felix was not given a fair hearing by the Sturgeon Lake First Nation election appeal tribunal. Felix won a May 2013 election for chief, but was disqualified as a candidate by the chief electoral officer who said he owed money to...
