by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
Thanks to a Saskatoon entrepreneur, Aboriginal artisans now have a new online site in which to sell their wares. Heather Abbey launched ShopIndigenous.ca earlier this month and the new site has 25 different categories for various Aboriginal items including jewelry,...
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
Interviews began Monday at the George Gordon First Nation Training and Employment Centre. The centre has been in the works for over a year and is a partnership involving the band, the provincial ministries of economy and labour and the federal government. Program...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2013
A Saskatoon organization that raises awareness about missing and murdered Aboriginal women has been recognized with a new peace award. Iskwewuk E-wichiwitochik, which means “Women Walking Together” in Cree, has been given a $2,000 cash award in recognition of the...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2013
Ottawa says three more Saskatchewan bands have opted into the First Nations land management regime. English River, Mistawasis and Yellow Quill are some of the newest First Nations across the country exiting the land-related limitations of the Indian Act in order to...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2013
The Northern Village of Denare Beach celebrated a recent $5.2 million upgrade to its wastewater treatment plant on Friday. The new plant became operational about five months ago. Local mayor Carl Lentowicz says, from an environmental perspective, it was critical to...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2013
Steering young people away from a life of street gangs and violence was the focus of an announcement in Saskatoon Friday morning. The provincial government is giving $49,500 to the anti-gang organization STR8 UP to assist with its programming. Minister of Corrections...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2013
Saskatchewan First Nations will be on the world stage next month when a high-ranking United Nations representative comes to visit. James Anaya is responsible for promoting laws and policies that support Indigenous people around the world and a number of provincial...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2013
Members of the Prince Albert Grand Council are not happy with the Harper government’s new First Nations education act, so they are taking things into their own hands. Member bands are currently drafting their own education acts which they plan on sending to Ottawa by...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2013
A ground breaking Indigenous art show opens its doors to the public in Regina on Friday. The curator of the First Nations art display at the MacKenzie Art Gallery says it was a humbling experience to meet the artists and collect the pieces for the show. The exhibit...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2013
SaskEnergy says it has surpassed its goal for natural gas customers in the La Ronge area. Spokesman Dave Burdeniuk says there was an increase of about 130 residential and commercial hookups this year – bringing the total number of customers in the region to 839....
