Province’s Metis Agree On New Date For Election

September 8th is the day Metis across Saskatchewan will go to the polls. The election date was selected at a Metis Nation Legislative Assembly held on Saturday in Prince Albert. The vote was originally scheduled to take place last month, but a judge ruled there were...

Candidate Says National Chief Should Have Ties To The Land

A candidate in the race for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she thinks the job should go to someone who is familiar with the land. Joan Jack is one of eight people to toss their hats into the ring for the July 18th election. She is a lawyer,...

Chief Hopes Speech To Lawyers Pays Dividends Down The Road

Little Black Bear First Nation Chief Perry Bellegarde hopes he has “planted a seed” in the minds of some lawyers about treaties and resource sharing. Bellegarde was one of the speakers during a two-day Aboriginal law conference hosted by the Canadian Bar...

New Facility For At-Risk Youth Opens On Muskowekwan Reserve

A partnership agreement has come together to help at-risk children on the Muskowekwan First Nation. Today, a $4-million, 20-bed care facility was officially opened on the reserve. It was funded by the province, the Muskowekwan First Nation and 4 Directions Child and...

Marchers Dragging Copy Of Indian Act To Parliament

They have been on the road for almost two months, and it will be another three months before their journey is over. Two First Nations men are marching from Vancouver to Ottawa, dragging a tattered copy of the Indian Act. The pair left Regina this morning and say...

Project Looks At Successes Of Urban Aboriginal Population

The federal government has set aside a quarter of a million dollars to pinpoint and highlight success stories of Aboriginal people operating in the cities. The five-year project is being led by the National Association of Friendship Centres. Bettina Schneider is an...