by MBC News | Mar 17, 2016
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is worried the Liberal government will drop its plans to inject $2.6 billion into First Nations education. FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron says he’s been informed the government may not have the money. He says it has to do with...
by MBC News | Mar 17, 2016
Prince Albert Police are looking back at how last year’s crime is affecting this year’s priorities. A Wednesday news conference on Prince Albert’s crime statistics revealed that reported crime jumped 11.2 per cent from 2014 to 2015. The numbers may not lie but Police...
by MBC News | Mar 17, 2016
A group of about 40 Sturgeon Lake council supporters on Friday. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Sturgeon Lake will likely be sending off two different sets of band election results to Indigenous Affairs this month, because two separate factions are holding their own...
by MBC News | Mar 17, 2016
Educators from across the province gathered at the Saskatoon Inn on Wednesday night to kick off a conference devoted to Indigenous education. Organizers say the focus of the Think Indigenous Education Conference is to showcase the strength of Indigenous education to a...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2016
Photo courtesy Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board The board that manages and monitors the huge herds of barren ground Caribou is expressing concern about dwindling numbers and what may be a larger than normal harvest during this year’s hunt. The chair...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2016
A northern Saskatchewan member of parliament had a chance to directly ask questions of the minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs this month. As the NDP MP for Desnethe-Missinipi Churchill River, Georgina Jolibois wants updates on how the new Liberal government...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2016
The third and final Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations conference devoted to wealth creation kicked off in Saskatoon Wednesday morning. All three conferences have been devoted to developing opportunity and wealth on reserve through land settlement claims. The...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2016
A barren-ground caribou. Photo courtesy Government of Yukon, Ministry of Environment For some strange reason, the barren-ground caribou were scarce in northern Saskatchewan this winter but have converged on Tadoule Lake in northern Manitoba in unprecedented numbers....
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2016
The RCMP is investigating some serious allegations of a possible abduction that ended in the Big River area. The details are still being confirmed at this point. It was just after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday morning that Big River RCMP got a call from an 18-year-old woman who...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2016
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Canadian Light Source signed an agreement on Tuesday to enhance science education for First Nations. The partnership would see staff members from CLS attend science-related events in First Nations schools. In...
