by MBC News | May 10, 2013 | Current News
A 53-year-old man from the Cumberland House Cree Nation is facing charges of sexually abusing and exploiting a young girl in the community. His name cannot be released in order to protect the identity of the victim, who is under the age of 16. The man was originally...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013 | Current News
It is getting a little easier to find a job in Saskatchewan if you are Aboriginal — but the unemployment rate is still three times the provincial average. The latest numbers from Statistics Canada put the off-reserve Aboriginal unemployment rate at 12%. ...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013 | Current News
There was some mad scrambling over the past month, but everything has now fallen into place, and the province’s largest and longest running pow wow is set to go tomorrow at the Brandt Centre in Regina’s Exhibition Park. The First Nations University of...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013 | Current News
The First Nations University of Canada’s northern campus in Prince Albert has been honoured for its efforts to reduce the school’s ecological footprint. School officials received an award this week from the Regional Centre of Expertise for Sustainable...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013 | Current News
Two Saskatoon MLAs sat down with a handful of Aboriginal youth in the city on Thursday night to gauge their ideas on how education and employment in the province might be improved. Jennifer Campeau and Rob Norris are with the Premier’s Aboriginal Youth Task...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013 | Current News
The Okiciyapi Partnership celebrated its tenth anniversary in Saskatoon schools on Thursday night. Okiciyapi is an educational partnership between the Saskatoon Public School Board, Saskatoon Tribal Council and Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated. CUMFI...
by MBC News | May 9, 2013 | Current News
Diversity was the topic of discussion on Thursday at the University of Saskatchewan’s Leadership Conference. This part of the conference featured a panel discussion hosted by Saskatoon Health Region CEO Maura Davies. Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner, one of the panel...
by MBC News | May 9, 2013 | Current News
Thirteen Saskatchewan communities are still in a state of emergency because of spring flooding — including six First Nations. Colin King is the province’s deputy commissioner of emergency management and fire safety. King says the James Smith Cree Nation...
by MBC News | May 9, 2013 | Current News
There was a school fight in the Saskatchewan Legislature today. Politicians were doing battle over the state of an inner city school gym in Regina. It was deemed unsafe and closed last month. About 75% of the students at Sacred Heart elementary school are...
by MBC News | May 9, 2013 | Current News
A school on a Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve was evacuated this morning. A technician from SaskEnergy was called to Bell’s Point Elementary in the La Ronge area after a gas smell was reported outside the facility. SaskEnergy spokesperson Dave Burdeniuk...
