by MBC News | Oct 9, 2012
One person is facing charges after a drug bust at the Big River First Nation. RCMP say a search warrant was executed at a home on the reserve on Friday. Sgt. Lyle Korczak says officers found about 300 marijuana joints and over 40 grams of marihuana bud. He says other...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2012
A new Masters of Education degree program is starting up in Prince Albert. The Gabriel Dumont Institute is offering the two-and-a-half-year program. It is intended to provide teachers with a wider degree of knowledge, particularly in the Aboriginal field. Coordinator...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012
NDP employment critic Cam Broten is blaming the Brad Wall government for the growing rate of unemployment in Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal community. The rate stands at 21% for First Nations people and 10% for Metis. It comes at a time when the province is...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012
Chief Wilton Littlechild says education and understanding are keys to addressing the long-term harm caused by the residential school experience. Littlechild delivered the inaugural lecture at a symposium at the University of Regina. It examined the impact of the...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012
The National Post is reporting that a former chief is moving ahead with plans to visit Iran in an effort to garner support for First Nations people. Terrence Nelson is the former chief of the Roseau River First Nation in Manitoba and has competed for the top job at...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012
A meeting of the minds took place this week between the Hatchet Lake First Nation and SaskPower. At issue were power bill costs for the First Nation. SaskPower CEO Robert Waton says the band wanted to make sure they’re not paying more money for power than they...
