Voices Of The North Show Comes To PA

by | Feb 17, 2013

The 21st edition of the Voices of the North Show was underway in Prince Albert this week. Around 40 youth are down from destinations that include Uranium City, La Loche, Ile-a-la Crosse, Beauval and many others. The first show ran Thursday night at the Prince Albert...

FSIN Winter Assembly Wraps Up

by | Feb 14, 2013

Chiefs from around the province are headed home after concluding this year’s FSIN Winter Assembly. Today’s session opened with Chief Perry Bellegarde asking attendees to acknowledge the hundreds of Aboriginal women who have been murdered or gone missing. Chief Lynn...

NDP Pressures PM To Call Inquiry Into Missing Aboriginal Women

by | Feb 14, 2013

The Federal NDP is calling the prime minister callous and insensitive for failing to call a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Status of women critic Niki Ashton says the victim count is 600 and growing and yet the federal government is...

Indigenous High School Students Learn About Careers At SIAST

by | Feb 14, 2013

About 150 Indigenous high school students packed into the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology’s Kelsey campus in Saskatoon this morning to find out about what future careers may lie in store for them. The full day event is part of this week’s...

U of S Researchers Track Moose

by | Feb 14, 2013

Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan will be placing collars on moose cows over the next week. Its part of a project to track moose movement between Saskatoon and Regina, and hopefully reduce the number of collisions with vehicles. Assistant professor Ryan...

Business Leader Says Lots Of Jobs For Aboriginal Workers

by | Feb 13, 2013

The C.E.O of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce says the growing aboriginal community could play a key role in addressing the biggest barrier to Saskatchewan’s competitiveness. Steve McLellan says not enough aboriginal people are applying for jobs or getting trained...