by MBC News | Feb 13, 2014
The future of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations still hangs up in the air after the conclusion of Thursday’s assembly. The FSIN is facing a severe fiscal shortfall after a series of transfer cuts from the Harper government and has had to issue layoff...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2014
The future of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations still hangs up in the air after the conclusion of Thursday’s assembly. The FSIN is facing a severe fiscal shortfall after a series of transfer cuts from the Harper government and has had to issue layoff...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2014
The Federation of Saskatchewan Nations is in dire need of money and delegates at its winter legislatve assembly are considering proposals that would take monies from the First Nations Gaming Trust and use them to support the organization. The FSIN issued layoff...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2014
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Cam Broten was on the hot seat Wednesday afternoon over a proposed government sale of casinos in both Regina and Moose Jaw. The Saskatchewan Party government says it would like to enter negotiations to sell the casinos to the Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2014
The recent allegations against North American Indigenous Games CEO Glenn Pratt was front and centre at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Winter Assembly this morning. NAIG confirmed Pratt has been placed on leave with pay as he is under investigation for a...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2014
One man is dead and another is fighting for his life after becoming stranded while on a rescue mission near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border. The pair were from Lac Brochet and had left the community on Friday to search for a missing man from Wollaston Lake. The man...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2014
Opposition parties say there are some good investments in Aboriginal communities in the federal budget but the money should be flowing sooner rather than later. Both the NDP and Liberals say $1.9 billion for First Nations education and $40 million for on-reserve...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2014
This week’s FSIN Winter Legislative Assembly will likely be dominated by recent headlines. The two-day gathering is getting underway this morning at the Dakota Dunes Casino. This is the first assembly since the FSIN announced it would be forced to layoff 66...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2014
The chief executive officer of the upcoming North American Indigenous Games in Regina has temporarily stepped down, pending the outcome of an independent investigation into allegations of harassment against him. MBC News has learned the three complainants are women. ...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2014
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s 10th budget all but balances the books this fiscal year, and is stuffed with low-or-zero cost promises. Analysts see this as a pre-election document for the Tories, and constituencies perceived to be complementary to the...
