by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Poundmaker Chief Duane Antoine and seven others were sentenced for Treaty Land Entitlement fraud Friday. All pleaded guilty last year. Antoine and his brother Teddy, a former chief, each received a 20-month suspended sentence. They must complete 100 hours of community...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head-Lean Man First Nations Chief Noel Stone Jr. and Councillor Milton Oxebin have been ousted from their council seats. Aboriginal Affairs says the reason for the removal is the two allegedly engaged in vote buying practices during band...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
After months of job losses, there is some good news on the Aboriginal employment front. The latest numbers from Statistics Canada indicate off-reserve employment was up by 800 from February of last year. That represents a two per cent increase from a year ago. Economy...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Friday was International Women’s Day. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations used the occasion to renew its call for a national public commission of inquiry on ending violence against Indigenous women and girls. Vice-Chief Kimberley Jonathan notes a special...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Over 250 staff and students marched to the steps of the Aboriginal Affairs building in Prince Albert on Friday waving signs and chanting songs against the proposed First Nations education act. The kids say they don’t like the way the proposed act is being formulated...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
An interpretative dance telling the story of the residential school experience premiered on Friday night at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon. The Silent Survivors is a co-production of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dance Saskatchewan and Thunder...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2013
Métis musician Donny Parenteau is leading the way at this year’s Saskatchewan Country Music Association Awards with 10 nominations. Parenteau, who is from Prince Albert, is nominated for awards in a number of different categories including male vocalist of the year,...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
The Hatchet Lake First Nation has signed a memorandum of understanding with two development companies. This week the band sat down with Artic Construction and the Commonwealth Group about a proposal to complete an all-weather road link from the reserve to Hwy 905. For...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
The chairman of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission says he’s not sure why a national action plan hasn’t been created to address violence against Aboriginal women. David Arnot says Canada’s inability to create such a plan is a national shame. Today the human...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2013
By the end of the month, a huge wind turbine should start generating electricity just east of Regina. It is a $5 million project on the Cowesses First Nation and it is the first wind turbine project of its kind in North America. What makes the project unique is its...
