by MBC News | Nov 22, 2014
Agribition begins next week in Regina but there are not a lot of Indigenous agriculture organizations taking part in the lead up shows and sales. Elmer Eashappie is hoping to change that through an Indigenous Agriculture Summit that is being held in conjunction with...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2014
A new survey says Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan are more likely to have a negative impression of nuclear power than other demographic groups. The survey was conducted by the Nuclear Policy Research Initiative at the University of Saskatchewan. As part of the...
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2014
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide what rights and benefits hundreds of thousands of Métis and non-status Indians should receive from the federal government. On Thursday, the nation’s highest court said it will hear appeals from both the federal government...
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2014
A group of independent Liberal senators is hoping legal action could force the Harper government to call a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Senator Serge Joyal has prepared a legal document that could be used by anyone who wants to launch a...
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2014
The First Nations Power Authority has announced plans to build two new demonstration solar projects in the northern communities of Fond du Lac and Hatchet Lake. The solar projects will produce power for the local school in each community. FNPA CEO Leah Nelson Guay...
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2014
Despite a declining deer population in the province, the number of animals being hit by vehicles is on the rise. SGI’s Kelley Brinkworth says the number of moose and deer involved in collisions is higher than last year. “From January to the end of September we have...
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2014
Educators from across the province met in Saskatoon this week as part of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association Joint Conference. Wednesday’s keynote speaker was Gary Merasty who is one of the authors of the recently released Joint Task Force Report on First...
by MBC News | Nov 20, 2014
Students from St. Mary’s High School in Prince Albert helped kick off another “Red Ribbon” campaign Thursday afternoon. The red ribbon campaign is put on by the Students Against Drinking and Driving and strives to get people to have a drug and alcohol free holiday...
by MBC News | Nov 19, 2014
A group of Dene trappers in the La Loche area say they are unhappy with what they are alleging is restricted access to traditional hunting lands. The trappers, who are from Ducharme, are threatening to blockade Highway 955, about 8 kilometres north of La Loche. In a...
by MBC News | Nov 19, 2014
A 60-year-old man from Sturgeon Lake First Nation died after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night. Police say the incident happened while the man was walking in the middle of Sturgeon Lake Road. An oncoming truck did not see the man and subsequently struck him. The...
