by MBC News | Jun 3, 2016
Photo courtesy @SaskMiiningAssoc, Twitter The theme of Mining Week got a tongue-in-cheek edit from the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s president during a Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce speech on Thursday. The theme is “Mining – a pillar of...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2016
Beardy’s & Okemasis has put its full support behind a band councillor’s idea to hold a two-spirit pride festival. Chief and council have unanimously passed a very progressive resolution related to the festival and accepting two-spirited people,...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron talked about his own battle with drugs and alcohol during a speech to hundreds of people at the annual North Central Smudge Walk in Regina today. He says he has been clean and sober for six years and thanks his grandmother and his creator...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2016
It is not on the government’s radar, but selling Casinos Regina and Moose Jaw to the FSIN is an idea that is still being floated around. On Wednesday, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron met with First Nations and Metis Affairs...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2016
The Dakota Dunes Golf Links is celebrating the grand opening of their new clubhouse and restaurant. The 3.5 million dollar facility held its official grand opening Thursday morning where several leaders and dignitaries from Whitecap Dakota First Nation gathered to...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2016
The round dance at PACI. Photo courtesy @neesers7, Twitter. Hundreds of students were a part of reconciliation this week in Prince Albert. Students from Carlton High School and nearby Muskoday gathered at Prince Albert Collegiate Institute on Wednesday, where they...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2016
Raymond Ahenakew accepting his honourary degree with U of S President Peter Stoichef and U of S Chancellor Blaine Favel A former president of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies and an advocate for First Nations self-governance was honoured at the...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2016
The Saskatchewan government will spend $434 million more than it takes in over the next year and it will also begin the process of re-evaluating every dollar it spends to see if there is a better way. However, taxpayers were spared any increases in the provincial...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2016
Kathleen Wynne met with Ontario’s Indigenous communities after making her statement on Monday. Photo courtesy @Kathleen_Wynne, Twitter. The Saskatchewan Party is facing pressure to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations. This...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2016
The Saskatoon Reconciliation Flag flew high at City Hall in Saskatoon on Wednesday. The flag was raised at a ceremony at City Hall, which is a part of a month-long series of events taking place in Saskatoon devoted to reconciliation. Last June, Saskatoon City Council...