by MBC News | Mar 27, 2013 | Current News
Golden Band Resources is shutting down activity at its Komis deposit. The company says a lack of readily available mill feed is one of the main reasons behind the move. According to a press release, delays in obtaining sufficient grade and tonnes for the mill feed are...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2013 | Current News
The George Gordon First Nation has become the latest Saskatchewan band to sign onto the First Nations Land Management Regime. A total of 69 First Nations have now joined the program. The regime allows bands to opt out of 34 sections of the Indian Act in a bid to get...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2013 | Current News
Singer, songwriter and political activist Buffy Sainte-Marie entertained a crowd of more than 300 people at the First Nations University of Canada’s Regina campus last night. She was there to talk about the lost identity of North America’s Indigenous people. Her...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2013 | Current News
The province’s Ministry of Environment has signed an agreement to have 2.3 million tree seedlings grown and stored at a nursery north of Prince Albert. The young trees will be planted next year in areas not covered by current licence agreements with forest...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2013 | Current News
Questions have been raised recently (in a CBC report) about people on-reserve being charged taxes which don’t apply to them. SaskTel spokesperson Tara Tibeau says to be exempt from PST and GST, you must be a status Indian located on a reserve. She adds lots of...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013 | Current News
Conservative MPs from Saskatchewan lined up to protest some proposed changes to the province’s electoral boundaries today. Speaking before a senate hearing this morning, many said the plan would water down the strong agricultural voice the province has enjoyed...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013 | Current News
A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations isn’t ruling out a legal challenge over the issue of education funding. The federation has released a report which says First Nations schools are getting roughly half the funding other schools do....
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013 | Current News
The chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation says the federal government is using strong-arm tactics against First Nations people. Wallace Fox says Ottawa is pressing First Nations to accept federal legislation in order to get its contribution funding agreement. He says a...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013 | Current News
A University of Saskatchewan professor says the Idle No More movement has exposed what he calls an “unholy alliance” between the federal government and media to undermine the treaty and constitutional rights of First Nations people. Sakej Henderson teaches at the...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013 | Current News
The University of Saskatchewan is reaching out to more Aboriginal students. It has launched a new website in an effort to build partnerships in Aboriginal communities and to increase the participation of Aboriginal students. They currently make up about 10% of the...
