by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
All Children Deserve Equal Education: NAAF CEO Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 14:04 Aboriginal children need – and deserve – the same level of education funding as non-Aboriginal children so they can go to college or university, a Senate witness said today. Roberta...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
NWAC Raises Awareness about Elder Abuse Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 14:02 The Native Women’s Association of Canada is acknowledging elders today. The group says today is World Elder Abuse Awareness day, and they want people to recognize the role elders play...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Communities Search for Northerner Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 14:01 Aerial surveys, a base camp and volunteer search crews are scouring the area between Pinehouse Lake and Canoe Lake for a missing northerner. 55 year-old Norbert Couilonneur was last seen in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
No Inquiry into Toddler’s Death: Social Services Monday, June 14, 2010 at 15:53 Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer says an inquiry into the death of a First Nations toddler will not be conducted at this time. Harpauer says there are four...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Some Weyerhaeuser Workers Back on Job Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:21 Some Weyerhaeuser forestry workers will soon be back to work. Weyerhaeuser has announced it is reopening its oriented strand board mill at Hudson Bay. The plant was shuttered two years ago. ...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Poundmaker “Chief” Requests Third Party Manager Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:08 A man who says he is the chief of the Poundmaker Cree Nation says he’s asked Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl to appoint a third party manager, so the band can...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Sturgeon Lake Chief Calls For Answers Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:05 The chief of the Sturgeon lake First nation is calling for answers in the wake of the death of a young band member. Last week a 22 month-old boy was rushed to hospital from a house in Aberdeen...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
MN-S President Maintains He’s Doing a Good Job Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:03 The president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan continues to speak out after a letter was sent to the media by nine area directors, calling for his resignation, and that of...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Man Killed In Rollover On Pelican Lake Reserve Friday, June 11, 2010 at 13:49 An RCMP traffic analyst has been called in to try and figure out what caused a fatal rollover on the Pelican Lake First Nation. The single vehicle accident took place at around 3:00...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Chiefs Wary Of National Forgiven Summit Friday, June 11, 2010 at 13:47 Two First Nations leaders are raising concerns around the premise of this weekend’s National Forgiven Summit in Ottawa, which begins today. The event, which is being organized by a...
