by MBC News | Jun 22, 2012
There was a moving presentation at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission national event in Saskatoon this morning. The Quewezance family talked about how five generations of their family were devastated by the residential school experience. Children from the family...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2012
The head of the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism says Canada’s Aboriginal people have much to be proud of and much to celebrate — but he says there is still too much tragedy, shame, and marginalization of First Nations people. Bob Hughes used the...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2012
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says it’s been an incredible three years in office. Shawn Atleo is on the campaign trail today as he prepares to defend his position from seven challengers in next month’s AFN election. Atleo says he has...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2012
A Saskatoon professor says she thinks it’s time remote communities explore the possibility of growing their own fruit and vegetables. Dr. Karen Tanino is pitching the idea of constructing pre-fabricated greenhouses throughout Saskatchewan’s north. An...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2012
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan will partner with Aboriginal leaders to explore the power of culture to heal addictions. A team has been awarded $1.2 million to examine the practice of traditional First Nations culture as a healing force within...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2012
An investigation has wrapped up into an incident in April that saw some line cutters accidentally forgotten overnight in a remote northern Saskatchewan location. The nine-person crew was working on SaskPower’s Island Falls to Points North right of way project on...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2012
The chief of the Saskatoon Police Service says being questioned by an officer doesn’t mean you are being racially profiled. On Saturday, Clive Weighill attended an Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan meeting in Saskatoon where the thorny subject of...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2012
A new texting app for Facebook Chat and Google Talk is now available for Aboriginal people wanting to communicate in their original language. FirstVoices Chat has been released after about ten years of preparation by the First People’s Cultural Council in...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2012
A student in Meadow Lake says she has high hopes for a career in the RCMP after taking a course designed to prepare her for the entrance exam. Candace Durocher is one of 14 people enrolled in the Aboriginal Police Preparation Program offered through SIAST. The course...
by MBC News | Jun 20, 2012
A woman from the Thunderchild First Nation has been named one of 12 national Aboriginal role models for 2012. Audrey Armstrong is taking the role very seriously. She has already visited several First Nations in Saskatchewan telling students how education has changed...
