by MBC News | Dec 5, 2016
Photo courtesy mcrhealth.ca A northern Saskatchewan health region is planning to have 50 per cent Aboriginal representation in its workforce by 2020. The Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region passed the resolution at a recent board meeting. In 2010, the region...
by MBC News | Dec 5, 2016
Dignitaries gathered in Regina today. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Thousands of First Nations youth from all over the province will descend on Regina next summer to take part in the First Nations Summer games. “Empowering excellence in First Nations youth through...
by MBC News | Dec 5, 2016
Ricky Sanderson. Photo courtesy Facebook A group of walkers from Stanley Mission, heading to Standing Rock, say the recent developments in North Dakota will not affect their plans. On the weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will not allow the $3.8...
by MBC News | Dec 5, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. Photo courtesy of the FSIN. Hundreds of First Nations people from across the province are gathered in Prince Albert this week to talk about ending suicides in their communities. The Medicine Gathering runs today and Tuesday, and is hosted by...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2016
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde in Fort Qu’Appelle in September. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. EDITOR’S NOTE: AFN previously said Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna would be present, but made a correction on...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2016
A feast and round dance in Saskatoon tonight is hoping to bring more awareness to the higher rates of HIV and Aids in the Aboriginal community. The event is a collaboration between the Saskatoon Indian Metis Friendship Centre and Out Saskatoon and coincides with...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2016
Photos from last year’s Santa Claus run. Photo courtesy TransWest Air, Facebook. Sleigh bells are sure to be ringing in northern Saskatchewan today, as Santa Claus starts his first day of Transwest Air’s annual Santa Run. Santa Claus will be in Fond du Lac...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2016
A fund-raising gala in Saskatoon tonight is aiming to send First Nation veterans to the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge next year. In April 1917, the Canadian Army along with several First Nation recruits succeeded in taking Vimy Ridge during World War I. It is...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2016
Minister Ralph Goodale meeting with Red Earth band council and three former chiefs on Ottawa on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Facebook, Darren Alvina Head. Red Earth Cree Nation’s chief has returned home from Ottawa feeling optimistic about meetings he had with...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2016
All Nations Hope Network Logo. Photo courtesy of allnationshope.ca Today is World AIDS day and the start of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week. Saskatchewan’s infection rate is twice the national average, and 70 per cent of the cases over the past ten years have been in...
