by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012 | Current News
A Stony Rapids man says his brother ended up in a mental hospital after being hit by a teacher at the Stony Rapids Day School. Gilbert Mercredi shared that history during today’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing in Stony Rapids. He said his brother,...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012 | Current News
A southern Saskatchewan First Nations chief says he feels the federal government is “hiding” behind Saskatchewan when it comes to a fight over minerals in the province. Glen Pratt of the George Gordon First Nation recently announced that his band is suing...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations wants to see a review done of Indian and Child Family Services agencies in the province. Delegates at the federation’s winter assembly on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation this week were told that the FSIN believes a...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012 | Current News
Highway 106 southeast of Deschambault Lake was closed for several hours last night after a collision involving two semis. RCMP say, at around 6:45 last evening, a tractor trailer unit parked at the side of the road was rear-ended by a westbound semi. One rig ended up...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is looking at depoliticizing its boards. During this week’s assembly, the FSIN agreed to review how its boards are made up and see if any changes could be made to strengthen the selection process. The motion was...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012 | Current News
There were some tough words today from the chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation. Wallace Fox says he doesn’t intend to sit by and watch the provincial government impose a new environmental code on his land or people. The new code would allow companies to begin...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2012 | Current News
An RCMP plane is conducting an aerial search today for a missing Regina woman who hasn’t been seen since early New Year’s Day. Twenty-eight-year-old Brandy Rene Wesaquate was last seen around the 900 block of Rae Street. Regina police say RCMP Air...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2012 | Current News
Treaty commissioner Bill McKnight is calling it quits. The man who heads up the Office of the Treaty Commissioner spoke to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations legislative assembly this morning for the final time. McKnight’s mandate ends in March and he...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2012 | Current News
The provincial government and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations have apparently begun some early discussions about the next gaming agreement. Alphonse Bird, a former chief of the FSIN, touched on the issue yesterday at the FSIN winter legislative assembly...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2012 | Current News
The NDP is calling on the Saskatchewan government to increase cell phone coverage in the province’s north. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger says communities like Turnor Lake, Canoe Lake, Southend, Patuanak and Dillon have little or no coverage. Belanger says many...
