by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Elders Continue Climate Change Discussion Thursday, February 05, 2004 at 13:21 A 3-day long conference on climate change that has brought together over three dozen elders from various communities in the North wraps up today. Joseph Naytowhow is a Sturgeon Lake...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Fort McMurray Link Gets Green Light Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:55 It sounds like the long-awaited highway connecting La Loche and Fort McMurray will be in place by sometime next year. That’s according to a commitment Alberta Premier Ralph Klein...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Northern Issues Get Attention at SUMA Meeting Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:54 The head of New North says it’s been a productive week for northern municipalities at the SUMA convention in Regina. Dale McAuley says northern leaders were able to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Elders Discuss Climate Change with Scientists Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:51 The scientific community is receiving insight and knowledge from elders within the Prince Albert Grand Council this week. In total, 35 men and women from twelve different...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Elder Questions Benefits of Industry Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:18 A Pelican Narrows elder who remembers growing up in the community during the 1930s says he wishes more could be done to limit the harmful effects of industrial activity in the area. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Metis Get Mention in Throne Speech Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 14:43 The Paul Martin Liberals are promising to work with Metis leaders and other levels of government on the place of the Metis in federal government policies. Ottawa’s pledge in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
FSIN Chief Encouraged by Throne Speech Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 14:39 The chief of the FSIN says isolated communities in Northern Saskatchewan stand to benefit from yesterday’s throne speech. Alphonse Bird says Paul Martin’s pledge to live up to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Fond du Lac Band Dismisses Election Appeal Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 14:35 An off-reserve member of the Fond du Lac First Nation is waiting for word about an election appeal she filed last year. Colleen Whitedeer is a university student living in Saskatoon....
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Native Elders Offers Thoughts on Spanking Issue Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 10:58 A former mayor of Deschambault Lake says he believes the issue of spanking isn’t what defines whether or not someone is a good parent. It was last week the Supreme Court of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Black Lake on Verge of Third Party Management Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 10:16 Indian Affairs has agreed to put the Black Lake First Nation under third party management. The request came from members of the band who wanted to put Black Lake’s bitter...
