by MBC News | Sep 7, 2012
The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is gearing up for a long-awaited election. It has been five years since Metis citizens in the province went to the polls to choose their leaders. Five people are challenging incumbent president Robert Doucette for the chance to...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2012
A northern Saskatchewan wild rice marketer estimates 10% of this year’s harvest recently blew away. Lynn Riese owns Riese’s Canadian Lake Wild Rice. Riese says wild rice producers usually get about five picks per harvest — but about half of the first...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2012
The provincial NDP gathered in Prince Albert Thursday to swap ideas and hear from constituents during the party’s annual caucus meeting. Lunch with the mayor was followed by a tour of a community centre in the West Flat and a public meeting. Interim leader John...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2012
Saskatchewan’s Education minister says he is concerned about the lack of federal funding for First Nations schools. Russ Marchuk has written a letter to the federal Aboriginal Affairs minister asking him to honour the government’s commitment to provide...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2012
Visits to the La Ronge Health Centre’s emergency department rose 4.5% during the first quarter of the fiscal year. Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority CEO Andrew McLetchie says they’ve checked into that spike. At the moment, it appears to...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2012
A man driving a pickup that rolled, killing a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League player, has pleaded guilty to drunk driving causing death. Lukas Nicolas, who is 20, of the Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation, will be sentenced on October 31st in a Saskatoon court....
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2012
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says the federal government is effectively trying to muzzle the voice of First Nations people with recent funding cuts. Earlier this week, it was learned the federation was having its core funding slashed from $1.6 million...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2012
It looks like the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is getting its budget cut. The federal government has announced a new funding formula for tribal groups across Canada. According to an e-mail sent to MBC News from Aboriginal Affairs, the department is...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2012
A Metis land base is on the mind of the incumbent president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan. Robert Doucette, who is seeking re-election this Saturday against five challengers, says he wants the two levels of government to deal with the issue of land...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2012
A wild rice expert says this year’s harvest in northern Saskatchewan could hit three million pounds. Bill Plunz, the former manager of the La Ronge Wild Rice Corporation, says that would be an improvement over last year when roughly 1.85 million lbs. was...
