by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
Chief: No to Band Custom, Indian Act Elections Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 14:17 The chief of a First Nation that had a disputed election this past fall says band custom elections are not the way to go. Thunderchild Chief Delbert Wapass spoke this morning at an...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
SGI, Tribal Councils Aim to Reduce Car Accidents Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 14:13 SGI is partnering up with two tribal councils in a bid to reduce car accidents. For the past few months traffic safety officers have been talking with elders and officials at the...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
Metis Children, Mothers Reunited Through Program Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 14:12 A program designed to reunite troubled mothers with their children is making great strides, according to the president of a Metis outreach group. The Fostering Families Project was...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
Environment Warns of Chinese Snakehead Fish Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 14:10 Saskatchewan Environment has issued a warning about the Northern Snakehead, a fish species from China being sold in Canada. Officials say the fish has no natural enemies and can carry a...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
MCRRHA Has Immunization Improvement Plan Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 14:09 Officials with the Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority have approved a plan to improve immunization rates over the next three-years. James Irvine is the Medical Health...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
Shoal Lake Man Sentenced For Manslaughter Monday, March 28, 2011 at 14:35 A sentence has been handed down to a Shoal Lake man convicted of manslaughter. Last year, Royce Virgil Bear was arrested after a 24-year-old man died on the Shoal Lake First Nation. The...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
Drunk Snowmobiler Rescued From Churchill River Monday, March 28, 2011 at 14:33 Stanley Mission RCMP are reminding snowmobilers to use caution after an 18-year-old man had to be rescued on the weekend. Police say around 1:30 Saturday morning, they received a call...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
Native Leaders Anxious To See Election Platforms Monday, March 28, 2011 at 14:31 The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he isn’t going to tell First Nations people how to vote in the upcoming federal election. However, Chief Guy...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
Leadership Change In Montreal Lake Monday, March 28, 2011 at 14:24 Voters at the Montreal Lake Cree Nation elected a new chief on Friday. Edward Henderson, a former vice-chief with the Prince Albert Grand Council, defeated incumbent Roger Bird. The other chief...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2011
LLRIB Members Approve Claim Settlement Monday, March 28, 2011 at 14:22 Members of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band have voted overwhelmingly in favor of accepting an ammunition and twine claim settlement. A series of ratification votes were held for band members and...
