by MBC News | Dec 9, 2016
Spring NAFA Auction. Photo courtesy of furtraders.ca It is getting more and more difficult for Saskatchewan trappers to make a living. Trappers are harvesting the same amount of animals, but they are getting far less for their efforts. Wild fur prices have dropped...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2016
Police Chief Troy Cooper and Hayler Wah. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A seven-year-old boy at Prince Albert Police’s annual Shop with a Cop event didn’t know it at first, but he was paired up with the city’s top cop. Hayler Wah had already made it to the Canadian Tire...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2016
A tenant complaint to RCMP in Meadow Lake has led to sexual assault charges against a landlord. The RCMP received a complaint about an October incident that allegedly involved the tenant and 63-year-old Roger Epp. Following that, a former tenant came forward about an...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2016
MaryAnn Mihychuk. Photo courtesy AFN.ca Federal labour minister MaryAnn Mihychuk told a national chiefs conference that improving aboriginal employment and providing a work ready indigenous work force is a priority for her department. Right now the aboriginal...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2016
First Nations University Elders Florence Allen of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Rose Bird of Thunderchild First Nation performed a sacred water ceremony with the young group of Stanley Mission walkers. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Water protectors from Stanley...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2016
PBCN Chief Peter Beatty addressing the AFN Special Assembly. Photo courtesy AFN.ca Chiefs gathered at the AFN Special Assembly in Gatineau, Quebec on Wednesday passed a resolution aimed to reduce youth suicides. The motion was put forward by several northern...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2016
Indigenous Affairs Minister, Carolyn Bennett. Photo courtesy of afn.ca Indigenous Affairs Minister, Carolyn Bennett, took a bit of heat today at a National Chiefs Conference underway in Quebec. She was told that not only should the Indian Act be scrapped, but her...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2016
People from First Nations all over Saskatchewan spoke on the microphone at the medicine gathering. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Hundreds of First Nations people from across Saskatchewan feel they’ve gained momentum and inspiration to heal their communities from...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2016
Photo courtesy afn.ca Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked First Nations people to trust his government’s decision to approve two pipelines despite push back from some Indigenous groups. Last week, Ottawa approved two pipelines in Western Canada, while rejecting...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2016
Gord Downie. Photo courtesy of afn.ca It was an emotionally charged moment this afternoon as the Assembly of First Nations took a moment to honour Tragically Hip front man Gord Downie for his work in the Indigenous community. The AFN honoured the dying singer at their...
