by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
Aboriginal youth suicide is a serious issue and the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan is taking action. This morning in Saskatoon, the MN-S launched the Blue Ribbon campaign, which aims to train people in youth suicide prevention. MN-S President Robert Doucette says Métis...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
Officials with Cameco say the process of extracting ore from the Cigar Lake uranium mine has taken a big step forward. The first phase known as jet boring is now underway at a depth of 480 meters. It involves using high pressure water to remove the product, which will...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
AREVA is downplaying fears that a proposed plan to fly uranium over Athabasca territory could pose undue dangers to the environment. Recently, the Athabasca Denesuline Authority penned a letter to the Nunavut Impact Review Board saying they hadn’t been consulted...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
A new plan to build an all-weather road from the Hatchet Lake First Nation to Highway 905 is gaining some traction. Recently, a consultant with the Hatchet Lake First Nation met with Economy Minister Bill Boyd to talk over the idea. Alex Maurice says under the terms...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
The mayor of La Ronge says the provincial government will be taking action this week to help workers being laid off at northern gold operations. About 120 workers from the area are being affected as Golden Band Resources closes its northern facilities, including the...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
Gerald Morin says it is business as usual for himself and 12 area directors of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan. The MN-S vice-president and 12 directors, who were suspended at a September legislative assembly, met this weekend in Saskatoon. Morin says since the...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
The Liberal Critic for Aboriginal Affairs says she wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to get serious about hitting the reset button with First Nations. Carolyn Bennet recently wrote a letter to the Prime Minister where she called on him to reverse what she terms...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2013
The Mistawasis First Nation has signed onto the First Nations Land Management Regime. The move gives the community more say over how its land is managed and allows it to eventually implement its own land code. Mistawasis Chief Daryl Watson says it also frees his band...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2013
The Fraser Institute says per capita government spending on Aboriginal Canadians is at an all-time high and has increased at twice the rate of government spending on non-Aboriginal Canadians since 1949. The study, which is adjusted for inflation, looks at per capita...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2013
A new report is out detailing some of the challenges First Nations people face while living off-reserve. The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights looked at off-reserve federal programs and the barriers facing Aboriginal people trying to use them. It found that...
