by MBC News | Apr 28, 2017
File photo The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has made the list of Best Workplaces in Canada. The list features the top 50 companies chosen from across the country where SIGA placed 49th. SIGA the only First Nations company to make the list and the only...
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2017
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered a pep talk at the First Nations University of Canada today aimed at Aboriginal children in the education system. She highlighted the...
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2017
Wanuskewin Heritage Park. Image courtesy Wanuskewin website CN Rail has made a $500,000 donation to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park’s Thundering Ahead Campaign. The company is the latest contributor to the fundraising drive to help renew the park. In a prepared release,...
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2017
Chief Darcy Bear and Minister Carolyn Bennett. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. On Thursday, Whitecap Dakota became the 37th First Nation in Canada to sign an agreement-in-principle on self-governance that will eventually bring the Saskatoon-area First Nation out from...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2017
Metis Election for Saskatchewan logo. Image courtesy of Metis Nation – Saskatchewan 2017 election website. Nine people have been nominated to run for president of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan in the organization’s upcoming election. As expected, the...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2017
Workshop organizer Molly Clifford speaks at Play Safe! Be Safe! workshop in PA. Photo by Dean Bear. Fire safety instructors are looking to give firefighting personnel some insight into how children view fire safety, and why young boys start more fires than girls....
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2017
Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck More than a hundred children, accompanied by the band council of the Piapot First Nation, staged a sober walk this morning to recognize and celebrate a youth-driven resolution to make the First Nation drug and alcohol-free. Wearing...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2017
Grave site for Hilliard Sewap, Jr. Photo courtesy Facebook. Two separate trials are set to go ahead for the 2015 death of Pelican Narrows teen. Five men and two youths are accused of second-degree murder in Hilliard Sewap Jr.’s beating death, which the Crown...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2017
This is Part 2 in a series on the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development. Part 1 can be accessed here. Teacher Billie Jo Natomagan is currently working a masters project focused on land-based education. Photo submitted by Billie Jo Natomagan....
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2017
Richelle Dubois speaks on April 26, 2017. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. An Aboriginal woman believes authorities would take a more serious look at the circumstances surrounding her son’s death if he was a white child. Richelle Dubois made the comments during an emotional...
