by MBC News | Oct 10, 2012 | Current News
Winter weather has scrubbed a proposed trip by the Governor General to the Hatchet Lake First Nation. Blowing snow in Prince Albert and heavy cloud cover grounded David Johnston’s plane this morning. Johnston was scheduled to meet with children at Father Megret...
by MBC News | Oct 10, 2012 | Current News
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has wrapped up a recent tour of western Canada. The committee was examining the issue of Metis identity, and tackling the thorny question of who is Metis in the country and who isn’t. Lillian Dyck is a Liberal...
by MBC News | Oct 10, 2012 | Current News
A man received a six-year sentence today for manslaughter in the death of a Canoe Lake man. But his actual time in jail works out to three-and-a-half years. That’s because he received credit for time spent in remand. Last spring, the man pleaded guilty to manslaughter...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2012 | Current News
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...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2012 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is accusing the federal Aboriginal Affairs minister of using “fairy tale” numbers and “Pinocchio accounting” when it comes to figuring out how much money the federal government is providing for...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2012 | Current News
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...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2012 | Current News
A new Masters of Education degree program is starting up in Prince Albert. The Gabriel Dumont Institute is offering the two-and-a-half-year program. It is intended to provide teachers with a wider degree of knowledge, particularly in the Aboriginal field. Coordinator...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012 | Current News
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...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012 | Current News
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...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012 | Current News
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...
