Committee Hears Aboriginal Women’s Concerns

by | Jul 29, 2011

Committee Hears Aboriginal Women’s Concerns Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 13:04     The root causes behind violence against Aboriginal women were discussed in Prince Albert yesterday.   Community groups in the city shared their insights with the Standing...

Father in Toddler Freezing Deaths to be Released

by | Jul 29, 2011

Father in Toddler Freezing Deaths to be Released Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:31     The National Parole Board says a father found guilty in the freezing deaths of his two young daughters on a Saskatchewan reserve is to be released from prison.   Christopher...

Law Group Files Class Action Lawsuit

by | Jul 29, 2011

Law Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:29     The Merchant Law Group is filing a national class action lawsuit on behalf of First Nations people who it says have been wrongly denied Indian status.   Lawyer Tony Merchant says the courts...

TRC Calls for Commemoration Proposals

by | Jul 29, 2011

TRC Calls for Commemoration Proposals Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:28     Money is available to communities wishing to commemorate Indian residential school survivors.   Today the Truth and Reconciliation Commission announced dollars available for commemoration...

Professor Suggests Airships for Northern Delivery

by | Jul 29, 2011

Professor Suggests Airships for Northern Delivery Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:23     A university professor in Manitoba believes airships should be used to transport groceries and supplies to northern regions without permanent road access.   Barry Prentice has...

Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project

by | Jul 29, 2011

Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:21     The Chief of the Nekaneet First Nation is unhappy with the way a project at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park was organized.   Parts of the lodgepole pine forest there are being cut...