by MBC News | May 24, 2013
The Aboriginal Affairs department is under fire after it ran out of money during Treaty Days on the Red Pheasant First Nation. A resident says he and other members had lined up for their $5 payment when word came down that the government reps had run out of money. Reg...
by MBC News | May 24, 2013
The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says First Nations students are getting a second rate education because of inadequate federal funding. Chief Tammy Cook-Searson took part in a panel discussion today at a national summit on aboriginal post-secondary education....
by MBC News | May 24, 2013
The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is holding its State of the Nation and Citizenship meeting this weekend. The Travelodge Hotel in Saskatoon is the site of the two-day affair. It all begins tonight with a genealogy workshop and presentation on lands and water...
by MBC News | May 24, 2013
A First Nations election has caught the attention of Northern Saskatchewan’s MP. Rob Clarke issued a press release yesterday calling for the chief and council at the Ahtahkakoop First Nation to work with the membership to address some apparent concerns. Clarke...
by MBC News | May 24, 2013
A B.C lawyer says she hopes a recent settlement between the Federal government and a Saskatchewan woman signals the end of administrative segregation. Raji Mangat works for the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. She says administrative segregation is reserved for...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013
The president of the University of Regina says more needs to done to provide aboriginal students with access to post-secondary education. Vianne Timmons also says more needs to be done to educate Canadians about the barriers these students face. She is hoping both...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013
The fight to save caribou is very much on the mind of a caribou management board in northern Canada. The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board recently met with Anconia Resources, a company looking for minerals in Nunavut. The board is worried because of...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013
A drum group from the Big River First Nation was recently honoured with a prestigious award. The Big River Cree won the trophy for best group or duo at the Native American Music Awards. A ceremony took place a week or so ago in New York. Kelly Parker of Turtle Island...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013
An all-party government committee will travel to northern Saskatchewan next month seeking public input on ways to reduce the number of highway related fatalities in the province. The committee travels to Pelican Narrows on June 10 and La Ronge on June 11. Sask Party...
by MBC News | May 23, 2013
It was a great day of hockey yesterday for 45 students from the far north communities of Black Lake, Wollaston Lake and Fond du Lac. The students were flown into Saskatoon for Northern All-Stars Day which included an on-ice hockey camp with former NHLer Rich Pilon,...
