Saskatoon To Batoche Run Honours Métis War Veterans

by | Jul 18, 2014

About 100 runners participated in an event Friday in honour of Métis war veterans. The Road to Peace and Unity run left Saskatoon Friday morning and is due to arrive at the Back to Batoche Days Festival site about 11 p.m. Friday night. The total distance traveled will...

Regina Prepares For North American Indigenous Games

by | Jul 17, 2014

Beginning on Friday, athletes, coaches and other officials will begin arriving in Regina for the 2014 North American Indigenous Games. The games officially run from July 20-27 and are expected to bring in about 5,000 people into the city. NAIG ambassador of...

Blanket Dance Held In Marlene Bird’s Honour At AFN Assembly

by | Jul 16, 2014

A blanket dance was performed in Marlene Bird’s honour this morning at the AFN annual meeting in Halifax. She is the homeless Aboriginal woman who was savagely beaten and burned in Prince Albert last month. Cheryl Maloney of the Nova Scotia Native Women’s...

Quebec First Nations Leader Chosen As Interim National Chief

by | Jul 16, 2014

The Assembly of First Nations has decided on an interim leader until a national chief is chosen in December. Quebec regional chief Ghislain Picard will fill the role vacated by former leader Shawn Atleo, who abruptly resigned in the spring. Delegates at the...