by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014
Chiefs got down to business on the third day of the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Winnipeg. Several resolutions were passed including the need to develop a First Nations education bill that wasn’t based on the federal government’s terms. One chief...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014
The Métis National Council says a new government labour force survey contains both good and bad news. The 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey was released Wednesday and it shows labour force participation by Métis people is very similar to the total Canadian population at...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2014
Five youth who were the subject of a missing person search last month are now facing break and enter charges. The five teenagers, from Southend, were reported missing on November 6 after they had failed to return from a hunting trip on Reindeer Lake. They were...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2014
Perry Bellegarde is the new chief of the Assembly of First Nations. The Little Black Bear First Nation member and FSIN leader captured the title on the first ballot defeating challengers Ghislain Picard and Leon Jourdain. A wild cheer erupted from the crowd when chief...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2014
Nineteen kids at a Prince Albert elementary school were given positive tickets Wednesday afternoon by city police. The St. Anne students were given the tickets for being a part of the school’s Peacekeeping Program. “Teachers sometimes need help around the playground...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2014
A 42-year-old man is facing nearly a dozen charges after a firearms complaint at the Thunderchild First Nation. RCMP were called to the reserve on Monday evening after reports that a man had pointed a firearm and threatened to kill someone. The suspect was arrested,...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2014
Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the Idle No More movement’s first day of action and activists are gathering in Saskatoon tonight for a special event. The Idle No More: Poetry Slams, Revolutionary Acts event takes place at Station 20 West beginning at 6:30...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2014
They are starting to count the ballots at the Assembly of First Nations election in Winnipeg. Supporters of the three men vying to be national chief — Perry Bellegarde, Ghyslain Picard and Leon Jourdain — are busy milling around the conference centre in...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2014
Assembly of First Nations leadership candidates took part in a final forum Tuesday before Wednesday’s vote. Three candidates are competing for the AFN’s top job including Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde, former Treaty 3 Grand Chief...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2014
Can you imagine paying up to $19 for four litres of milk? That is the reality for residents in northern Saskatchewan communities like Fond du Lac. The high cost of groceries to the poor state of roads was the focus of a task force report by the Saskatchewan Chamber...
