by MBC News | Apr 17, 2013
First Nations and Metis groups will reap the benefits of a profitable year for the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation. It had a profit of $52.6 million last year. Half of that money will go to the First Nations Trust, community initiative funds and the Metis Development...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2013
A chief and band council are being elected today on the Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head-Lean Man First Nation near the Battlefords. There are five men in the running for chief and more than 30 people are running for council. The election was called after...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2013
One of the largest bands in the province will elect a new chief today. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has been led over the last six years by outgoing chief Darrell McCallum, who has opted not to seek re-election. Former chief Harold Linklater and long-time band...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2013
Representatives of the First Nations University of Canada traveled to eastern Canada this week to present the Elder Ken Goodwill Memorial Award. This year, eight students from Ontario’s New Credit First Nation finished first in the Wiseman Mathematics Contest....
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2013
A Prince Albert city councillor says all options to prevent homeless people from freezing to death in winter should be explored – including so-called ‘wet houses’ where people would be allowed to drink. This winter at least three people, possibly four,...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2013
Just one day after the release of the final joint task force report on Aboriginal education and employment, the provincial government is moving to implement one of its 25 recommendations. The report came out yesterday and today the government announced its first...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2013
The search for a new chief adjudicator to oversee Indian residential school claims is on. The position has been vacant since February when Daniel Ish stepped down. Applicants must have a law degree, 15 years legal experience and a significant knowledge of Canadian...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2013
An energy analyst says he thinks northern Saskatchewan could one day reap the benefits of increased reliance on solar and wind power. Mark Bigland-Pritchard says small hydro-electric projects, solar power and wind generation are the energy sources of the future. He...
by MBC News | Apr 15, 2013
A 33-year-old man from Pasqua First Nation is facing a charge of attempted murder after a woman was injured on the weekend. Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP was called to a home on the reserve early Sunday morning. Police say the injured female was taken to hospital and...
by MBC News | Apr 15, 2013
The File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council has declared a state of emergency. Eleven bands within the council made the move Monday due to the threat of imminent flooding on their reserves. At the same time, the bands are lobbying Ottawa to give them disaster money...
