by MBC News | Dec 23, 2014
A new variety show debuts on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network this January where absolutely no topic is off limits. “Guilt Free Zone” is the creation of Juno-award winning Aboriginal musician Derek Miller. Miller says the goal of the show is to explore...
by MBC News | Dec 23, 2014
Aboriginal people living in Saskatchewan are one of the groups most greatly affected by poverty and the province hopes a newly appointed advisory committee will help find solutions. Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer announced an 11-member advisory group on...
by MBC News | Dec 23, 2014
The newly elected chief of the Assembly of First Nations plans to unite the organization, negotiate with the federal government and push hard to get resource revenue sharing deals for Canada’s Indigenous people. Perry Bellegarde outlined his plans during a year-end...
by MBC News | Dec 23, 2014
Police continue search for an inmate who escaped from custody on Saturday. Thirty-five-year-old Allan Roderick Wright of the Moosomin First Nation is an inmate at the minimum security Willow Cree Healing Lodge in Duck Lake. Wright escaped from custody while being...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2014
A woman found guilty of manslaughter in relation to an incident in Prince Albert 5 years ago has died in hospital. In July of 2009, police had discovered the body of a 46 year old man in the west flat area. Shortly after police had charged Nancy Andres in relation to...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2014
A sexual assault involving a minor has resulted in a 3 year prison sentence for a Buffalo Narrows man. Randy Joseph Clarke apologized for his actions at a sentencing hearing on Friday. Clarke was found guilty of sexual assault involving a 15 year old girl stemming...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2014
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is frustrated by the lack of consultation with First Nations people before Bill C-428 became law. Conservative MP Rob Clark had put forward the bill to amend the Indian Act and that bill became law on Wednesday. In a media Release today,...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2014
*** An earlier version of this story indicated Clarke was a former member of the band “New Horizon”. MBC has since learned that is NOT the case and wishes to offer its deepest apologies to New Horizon and its fans. *** A Buffalo Narrows man has been...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2014
Former FSIN Chief Lawrence Joseph plans to seek the Liberal nomination in northern Saskatchewan for next year’s federal election. Joseph ran in the same riding, Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River, under the NDP banner in the last election. Joseph says he ran...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2014
The man accused of being Regina’s first serial killer was back in court this morning accused of attacking another Aboriginal woman — but in this case, the victim survived. Thirty-three-year-old Clayton Bo Eichler, wearing an orange prison jump suit, stood...
