by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Fond du Lac Allowing Exploration On Reserve Land Friday, December 01, 2006 at 15:47 A B.C. mining company has announced a major deal with a northern Saskatchewan Indian band. CanAlaska Uranium is teaming up with the Fond du Lac First Nation to begin mineral...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Metis Welcome Quebec Nationhood Motion Friday, December 01, 2006 at 15:44 The president of the Metis National Council says he is pleased to see the Quebecois are being recognized as a nation within Canada, but he wonders where the commitment is for his own people....
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
FNUC Not Prepared To Appease AUCC At All Costs Friday, December 01, 2006 at 15:41 The president of the First Nations University of Canada says he is doing everything possible to keep his school accredited as a nationally-recognized body. However, Charles Pratt...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Funds Allocated For Pinehouse Hockey Rink Friday, December 01, 2006 at 15:36 A remote northern community is another step closer to getting a hockey arena. It was announced earlier today that Pinehouse has received $248,000 for the project from the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Aboriginal Court Party Set to Tour the Northwest Friday, December 01, 2006 at 15:33 A new northern court circuit is preparing to get off the ground. On December 5th, a recently-created Aboriginal court party will begin hearing cases on the Buffalo River Dene...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Search Effort Organized For Missing Native Teen Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 15:38 Volunteers from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation are assisting in the search for a missing Aboriginal teenager from the Paddockwood area. 15-year-old Daniel David Bird was last...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Defends Shooting Strays Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 15:36 An official with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band admits a recent tragedy on an Alberta First Nation is part of the reason his band is shooting stray dogs on its reserves in La...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Province Funding New Fish Plant Study Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 15:32 More government funding has been set aside to take another look at the feasibility of a long-awaited fish processing plant in Prince Albert. The provincial government has agreed to fund a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
SaskTel Broadband Service Available In Far North Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 15:26 A handful of communities in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin now have access to a faster and higher quality Internet service. SaskTel spokeswoman Michelle Englot says Fond...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Multi-Reserve Bands Face Funding Cut Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 15:21 First Nations with more than one reserve are dealing with some changes to their funding formula. Indian Affairs has confirmed it will no longer provide funding for band governance...
