Aboriginal Musicians Encouraged To Go “Gangnam Style”

by | Nov 13, 2012

A Winnipeg writer says Aboriginal musicians should be paying attention to a recent hit by a Korean pop star. Colleen Simard, an Ojibway mother of two, says she’s amazed by the success of the hit “Gangnam Style”. She feels Aboriginal people would...

Saskatchewan Loses Former National Native Leader

by | Nov 11, 2012

The province has lost a well-known Native leader. Jim Sinclair has died at the age of 79. A former leader of the Metis Society of Saskatchewan (presently the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan) and the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Sinclair fought tirelessly for...

Sentences Delivered In Beating Death Of Regina Teen

by | Nov 9, 2012

Three Regina men were handed penitentiary terms today for beating a 16-year-old boy to death with a hammer in the spring of 2011. There were gasps in the courtroom as the sentence was delivered.  The family of Delano Toto was not happy. The man that wielded a hammer...

Roughly 20 Inmates Taking Up Opportunity To Speak To TRC

by | Nov 8, 2012

Inmates at two Prince Albert jails are receiving a visit today and tomorrow from officials with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The TRC says between 18 and 20 inmates have indicated a willingness to talk to the statement gatherers about what happened to them...

First Nations University Pays Respects To Veterans And War Dead

by | Nov 8, 2012

Hundreds of people, including First Nations war veterans, took part in a ceremony of remembrance today at the First Nations University of Canada campus in Regina. The last post was followed by a prayer from an elder, remembering the lost soldiers of yesterday and...