by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Metis President Applauds Parliamentary Declaration Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:34 The president of the Metis National Council is applauding Members of Parliament for choosing to recognize 2010 as the Year of the Metis — a step already taken earlier this...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
North Could Serve As Physician Recruiting Model Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:25 A policy director with Saskatchewan Health says the ministry will work to include northern voices in the formation of a new doctor recruitment agency. This past week, the province...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Former Northern Legal Aid Director Now A Judge Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:16 A former northern Saskatchewan legal aid lawyer is now a provincial court judge. James Plemel has been working in the legal field for 30 years, including time spent as director of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Cutting Boards Not A Debt Solution: Belanger Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:13 Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger says he doesn’t buy the government’s rationale for axing several agencies and boards in the province. This past week, the Wall government...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Books Aim To Teach Northern Kids Michif Language Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:08 A teacher from northern Saskatchewan hopes his new books will help kids learn their Native languages. Vince Ahenakew, principal of Rossignol High School in Ile-a-la-Crosse, says...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Public Asked to Sign Petition for UN Declaration Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 15:08 Canada’s First Nations leaders are asking all Canadians to pressure the Conservative government into signing on to the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
MPs Back Motion In Recognition of Metis Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 15:05 The House of Commons has unanimously adopted a motion calling on the federal government to use 2010 to recognize the contributions of the Métis Nation to all aspects of Canadian society....
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Trial Ordered for Former FNUC Official Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 15:03 The former vice-president of the First Nations University of Canada is going to trial. Yesterday, during a preliminary hearing, a judge decided there is enough evidence to warrant a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Ottawa Pushing On-reserve Commercial Real Estate Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 14:58 Legislation has been introduced in the House of Commons today that the government says will enable First Nations across Canada to develop commercial real estate on reserve land....
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
INAC Official Questioned About Education Grants Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 14:52 The education director for Indian Affairs is shedding more light on why the department’s post-secondary education program is under review. Kathleen Keenan says it’s...
