by MBC News | Oct 29, 2013 | Current News
The Chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation says it’s up to First Nations to educate themselves about what’s happening in terms of governments honouring treaties. Wallace Fox is currently in New York to show support for a speaker who wants to help Indigenous people...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2013 | Current News
The Conservative government has reintroduced the First Nations Elections Act in the House of Commons. Bill C-9 addresses some longstanding issues that bands and the Harper government have with the current election system under the Indian Act. It extends the terms of...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2013 | Current News
A two-year project is underway to link First Nations with nearby municipalities. The purpose of the exercise is to help communities work more closely together on issues of mutual concern. OCN and The Pas are two of the joint-sites that have been chosen along with a...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2013 | Current News
The Transportation Safety Board is recommending changes in the hopes of improving survival rates in float plane crashes. The recommendations are contained in reports released following crashes in Ontario and B.C. which took several lives. Central Region Manager Peter...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2013 | Current News
A man charged with numerous indecent assault charges dating back from his time as a boys’ dormitory supervisor at the Beauval Indian Residential School in the 1960’s, was forced to discuss his previous criminal record while under cross-examination Monday. Paul Leroux,...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2013 | Current News
A class action lawsuit aimed at getting compensation for Aboriginal victims of residential school abuse has suffered a major setback. The suit was launched by the Merchant Law Group, the same firm that won a $1.9 billion settlement on behalf of First Nations students...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2013 | Current News
The first person of First Nations ancestry to lead an RCMP division is one of two advisors who will head up the province’s Student First initiative. Former Assistant Commissioner Russ Mirasty recently retired from the RCMP. Mirasty and Saskatoon Public Schools...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2013 | Current News
Marie Black has been elected as the new chief of the English River First Nation. It is believed to be the first time band members have chosen a woman to be chief. She replaces Alfred Dawatsare, who had served in the position since 2011. The vote was held on Friday and...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2013 | Current News
A conference at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon on Friday stressed the importance of engaging communities in Aboriginal health research. The conference was co-hosted by the U of S, First Nations University of Canada, Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2013 | Current News
Flags were raised today in Saskatoon’s City Hall to commemorate relations between the city and the Aboriginal community. Both the flag for Treaty Six and the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan banner were raised at city hall. The mayor, Don Atchinson, says it was a symbolic...
