by MBC News | May 1, 2016
Northlands College held its third annual Northern Visionaries Gala at Eagle Point Resort near La Ronge on Saturday. The evening showcased the top five entries for the Northern Visionaries video essay contest put on by the College. The topic of the video essay this...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2016
Several 60s Scoop survivors and supporters gathered in Saskatoon on Friday to give their stories a voice. The group came together for a BBQ and rally at Station 20 West in solidarity with a national event in Ottawa aiming to bring awareness of the 60s Scoop. Many of...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2016
Cameco says closing the Rabbit Lake mine was a tough call, but the mining giant doesn’t want anyone to think the decision has changed its attitude towards the uranium market. Last week, the uranium mining company announced 500 workers in northern Saskatchewan will...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2016
An Army officer originally from Saskatchewan is in Ottawa to receive a special commendation. Master Warrant Officer Paul Lucas is being presented with a Meritorious Service Medal by Governor General David Johnston, for his work in getting Aboriginal people into the...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2016
The head of one of Saskatchewan’s largest Indian bands didn’t waste any time when the Prime Minister was in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Lac La Ronge Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says she came to Oskayak school in Saskatoon armed with a full binder to give to...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2016
The NDP is optimistic the Trudeau government has gotten the push its needs to end policies that discriminate against aboriginal children. This week, the Canada Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) ordered Indigenous Affairs to respond to its landmark child welfare ruling by...
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2016
Ministry of Environment Landill Manager Sarah Keith with one of the finds out in Nisbet Forest. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The Ministry of Environment’s work with wildfires has grabbed people’s attention in the past year, but there’s been a much more...
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2016
The Regina office of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is once again open. The announcement was made in a release by the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism. It says protestors from the Colonialism No More Solidarity Camp met with administrators on Tuesday....
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2016
By all accounts a meeting on forestry operations near northern Saskatchewan Metis communities on Wednesday night was positive. Over the past few months there have been some concerns from northern Metis about plans for forestry operations in and around their...
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2016
An educational centre near Saskatoon is celebrating 25 years of environmental and Indigenous education. The Saskatoon Public School’s Brightwater Science, Environmental and Indigenous learning Centre initially opened in 1990 to allow students the opportunity to...
