Bands on the run: financial transparency deadline passes

Bands on the run: financial transparency deadline passes

by | Sep 2, 2015

For the second year in a row, three Saskatchewan First Nations have failed to file their financial statements with the federal government and for the second year in a row they face funding cuts for non-essential services. The regulations are part of the First Nations...

Driver dies in rollover on Red Pheasant First Nation

by | Sep 2, 2015

On Monday night, a woman, 30, died when the minivan she was driving rolled over on the main grid of Red Pheasant First Nation. A 30-year-old man had also been in the van when it rolled, before 8 p.m., according to witness reports to the Battlefords RCMP. The woman...
Buffalo Narrows responds to vandalism with action

Buffalo Narrows responds to vandalism with action

by | Sep 2, 2015

A group of volunteers is stepping forward in Buffalo Narrows to deal with concerns about drug dealing, vandalism and other crimes in the community. This large movement started with a single Facebook posting about vandalism to a complex housing the rink, gymnasium and...

UPDATE: Assembly of First Nations releases election priorities

by | Sep 2, 2015

Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde has six items he wants Canadians to focus on during the election campaign. In advance of the federal election on October 19, the AFN is sharing its priorities to close “the gap” for First Nations and Canada. “Our life...
UPDATE: Metis Nation’s Doucette loses court decision

UPDATE: Metis Nation’s Doucette loses court decision

by | Sep 1, 2015

Robert Doucette pictured in 2010. Photo courtesy Metis Nation – Saskatchewan, Facebook. A Court of Queen’s Bench decision rules against the president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan. The court ruled Robert Doucette did not prove other members of the Provincial...

Moving beyond the TRC report

by | Sep 1, 2015

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has millions of stories to tell, and it wants to make sure they are told properly and respectfully. It is holding a series of hearings across the country to learn how residential school survivors and their families want...

Central school division looking to smooth out school year

by | Sep 1, 2015

The school bells are ringing again for kids across the province, and aboriginal families in a Prince Albert-area school division are a big part of a plan to help students succeed this school year. Saskatchewan Rivers School Division (SRSD) has been monitoring the...

Bears Put Down After Several Encounters with La Ronge Residents

by | Aug 31, 2015

Three bears had to be destroyed in La Ronge late last week after several brushes with humans. Saskatchewan Environment’s Daryl Minter says a sow and her two cubs were spotted repeatedly near the town’s fire hall and high school. Minter says it became clear...
NDP leader joined by FSIN leader in Saskatoon campaign stop

NDP leader joined by FSIN leader in Saskatoon campaign stop

by | Aug 31, 2015

If elected to government, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair says his party would take several steps to end violence against women. One of these steps would be to launch a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women within 100 days of forming government....