by MBC News | Jan 14, 2013
Idle No More rallies took place in Regina and Saskatoon on Friday as part of a global day of protest. While First Nations leaders met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, a group of grannies braved the cold and drifts of snow in Regina as part of an organized...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2013
An Ontario First Nations Grand Council is voicing concern that the recent heightened attention surrounding the Idle No More rallies may lead to some negative backlash against its students. The Anishinabek Nation sent out a press release on Thursday urging schools...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2013
RCMP say their investigation will continue today into the events leading to an amber alert being issued for a 14-year-old Saskatchewan girl who is eight months pregnant. The missing teenager was declared safe after she and her boyfriend were brought to police last...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2013
An official with the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon says the phones have been ringing off the hook since a federal court decision earlier in the week that says Métis people should be recognized under the Canadian constitution. Tammy Vallee, the genealogist...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2013
A University of Saskatchewan professor says this week’s landmark federal court decision that says Métis and non-status Indians should be recognized under the Canadian constitution could have a bearing on land claims. Dwight Newman says this week’s ruling essentially...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2013
A University of Saskatchewan Professor says although the Harper government’s Bill C-45 contains a number of environmental changes, it is unlikely these changes will result in more dams on Canadian lakes and rivers anytime soon. Bob Patrick says even with the...
