by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
A former chief of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan has forced a by-election on the reserve. Louis Taypotat, 75, was excluded from running in the 2011 election because he did not have a Grade 12 education. He challenged the rules, initially...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation of Manitoba has signed a new self-government agreement which will allow the band greater control over economic development, land management and education. The agreement, the first of its kind on the Prairies, was signed late last week...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
Charges have been laid against two people after a fatal weekend hunting accident in southern Saskatchewan. RCMP say the incident on the Star Blanket First Nation happened on Sunday evening. Investigators say a 32-year-old man was shot and killed after being mistaken...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
The lawyer heading up a class action lawsuit on behalf of former students of the Timber Bay Children’s Home says a recent decision against the Lac La Ronge Indian band won’t affect his case. Tony Merchant was commenting on the Court of Queen’s Bench...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
Ted Fontaine knows there are years he can never get back. These are the years he spent suffering psychological and sexual abuse while attending Indian residential schools in Manitoba and those spent trying to make sense of what had happened in the aftermath. Fontaine,...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
After three days, the Woodland Cree Gathering wraps up this afternoon. The annual event is an informal gathering for members of the Montreal Lake, Peter Ballantyne and Lac La Ronge Indian bands. Elmer Ballantyne, who handles public relations for the gathering, says...
by MBC News | Sep 4, 2013
Officials with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band are expressing disappointment after a judge turned down efforts to have the Timber Bay school included in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Justice Neil Gabrielson handed down his decision yesterday. A...
by MBC News | Sep 4, 2013
The Town of La Ronge has formally reached an agreement with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band over the formation of an urban reserve. Last month, the federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs signed the necessary documents to declare the land an urban reserve. In March 2011,...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2013
The alarming death of a 6-year-old boy on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation last month became even more shocking on Tuesday. RCMP say the suspect in the death of Lee Bonneau is himself a boy under the age of 12. Staff Sgt. Larry Brost provided what little information he...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2013
Three people charged after a weekend shooting in North Battleford were in court today. The incident, which occurred in the area of Diefenbaker Drive and St Laurent Drive, was reported early Sunday morning. The 23-year-old male victim was taken to Battlefords Union...
