Yellow Quill Announces Plans For TLE Money

Yellow Quill Announces Plans For TLE Money Friday, June 10, 2011 at 15:06     The Yellow Quill First Nation is announcing some major plans for economic development.   Yellow Quill recently completed its land selection under its 1993 Treaty Land Entitlement Framework...

Missing Teen’s Last Text Messages Given To Family

Missing Teen’s Last Text Messages Given To Family Friday, June 10, 2011 at 14:59     The search continues this weekend at the Muskowekwan First Nation for missing 17-year-old Cody Wolfe.   The teen was last seen the evening of April 29th when he left to walk to...

Residential School Apology Remembered By AFN

Residential School Apology Remembered By AFN Friday, June 10, 2011 at 14:53     The Assembly of First Nations is marking a solemn anniversary.   It was three years ago today the Government of Canada issued its apology for the residential school system.   National...

Northern Elders Wrap Up Week Of Reconnecting

Northern Elders Wrap Up Week Of Reconnecting Friday, June 10, 2011 at 14:46     Roughly 400 people took part in a northern Saskatchewan elders gathering held earlier this week in Pinehouse.   Organizers hosted traditional cultural activities with the goal of seeing...

Tories’ Approach To First Nations Slammed by A.G.

Tories’ Approach To First Nations Slammed by A.G. Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 15:57     Hot on the heels of a scathing Auditor General’s report, the Conservative government has announced a new joint action plan with the Assembly of First Nations.   The move...

Ottawa Accused Of Cutting On-Reserve Housing

Ottawa Accused Of Cutting On-Reserve Housing Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 15:46     The federal government is being accused of cutting on-reserve housing dollars.   Carolyn Bennett is the Aboriginal Affairs critic for the Liberal Party.   Bennett says between 2008 and...

Pitch Made To Truck Heavy Equipment Across North

Pitch Made To Truck Heavy Equipment Across North Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 15:02     The Saskatchewan government says it has had preliminary discussions about a plan to transport heavy equipment for the Alberta oilsands through the province.   The idea was first...

Tribal Police Force Steps Up Anti-Drug Activities

Tribal Police Force Steps Up Anti-Drug Activities Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 14:57     Members of the File Hills First Nations Police Service continue their efforts to clamp down on the illegal drug trade in their area.   The service is responsible for the Little...

Aboriginal Grads Honoured By University of Sask.

Aboriginal Grads Honoured By University of Sask. Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 14:55     Hundreds of First Nations and Metis students were recognized yesterday by the University of Saskatchewan.   For 20 years now, the university has held a powwow to celebrate and honour...

One Arrow Reserve Using Horses To Help Youth

One Arrow Reserve Using Horses To Help Youth Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 14:50     Horses on the One Arrow First Nation are apparently going a long way to helping young people on the reserve.   For the past four months, students and young adults on the First Nation...