Band Chief Turfed After Allegedly Bribing Voters

by | Oct 9, 2012

Members of the Moosomin First Nation are deciding if they want to hold an election for chief. MBC has confirmed Chief Elliot Kahpeaysewat has been removed from office for bribing voters. Aboriginal Affairs says the decision to remove Kahpeaysewat was made after it...

Marijuana Seized During Drug Bust On Big River Reserve

by | Oct 9, 2012

One person is facing charges after a drug bust at the Big River First Nation. RCMP say a search warrant was executed at a home on the reserve on Friday. Sgt. Lyle Korczak says officers found about 300 marijuana joints and over 40 grams of marihuana bud. He says other...

Aboriginal Job Numbers Sink For Third Straight Month

by | Oct 5, 2012

NDP employment critic Cam Broten is blaming the Brad Wall government for the growing rate of unemployment in Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal community. The rate stands at 21% for First Nations people and 10% for Metis. It comes at a time when the province is...

Littlechild Pushes Education At Residential School Conference

by | Oct 5, 2012

Chief Wilton Littlechild says education and understanding are keys to addressing the long-term harm caused by the residential school experience. Littlechild delivered the inaugural lecture at a symposium at the University of Regina. It examined the impact of the...

Former Chief To Head To Iran: Report

by | Oct 5, 2012

The National Post is reporting that a former chief is moving ahead with plans to visit Iran in an effort to garner support for First Nations people. Terrence Nelson is the former chief of the Roseau River First Nation in Manitoba and has competed for the top job at...

Hatchet Lake, SaskPower Discuss Billing

by | Oct 5, 2012

A meeting of the minds took place this week between the Hatchet Lake First Nation and SaskPower. At issue were power bill costs for the First Nation. SaskPower CEO Robert Waton says the band wanted to make sure they’re not paying more money for power than they...

Saskatchewan Cities Host Several Sisters In Spirit Events

by | Oct 4, 2012

Sisters In Spirit vigils are being held across Canada today to honour more than 520 missing or murdered Aboriginal women. The First Nations University of Canada is hosting one of the larger ones this evening. Lead organizer Jaqueline Anaquod says the violence stems...