by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
Invited guests, government officials and members of the media gathered in Wollaston Lake on Friday for the grand opening of the Northern Wild Fishery. The fish processing plant logo, website and brand name were also officially unveiled at the event. The facility is...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
Just before Canada’s Chief Justice took the podium for her speech at the “Aboriginal Peoples and Law: We Are All Here to Stay” conference, she honoured the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Chief Justice , Beverley McLachlin presented Justice Murray...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
A boy accused of killing a Red Earth man this summer is set to seek bail. Dion Head was found deceased in his home at the end of July. Ernest McKay and a teen boy have been charged with his murder. They also face a robbery charge for the same incident. The teen...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
A company launching at the end of this month is looking to widen the audience for aboriginal talent. Wanska Talent offers mentoring, professional development, and will host events. The business has three main managers, explained Geraldine Carriere. Each will focus on...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
For close to 20 years, the chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band has traveled the conference circuit speaking about Indigenous economic development and business opportunities. On Thursday, Chief Clarence Louie told an Lloydminster economic partnership conference he was...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
The importance of treaties and what they really mean for First Nations people is being discussed at a three-day gathering at the First Nations University in Regina. The treaty gathering begins Friday night with a youth forum. Discussions on Saturday will focus on...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
Buckley Belanger will once again be the NDP candidate in Athabasca in the next provincial election. Belanger was first elected to the legislative assembly as a Liberal in 1995, and has been re-elected four times. Under the previous NDP government, he served as the...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
The City of Saskatoon is moving ahead on implementing recommendations from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A report is set to go before council this Monday Oct. 19 that outlines where the city is at in terms of addressing TRC recommendations. City...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
Questions still remain for policy makers more than a year after a historic Supreme Court decision affecting Aboriginal title rights. In June 2014, the Supreme Court confirmed Aboriginal title for the Tsilhqot’in Nation in British Columbia giving them claim for...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015 | Current News
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says court officials and First Nations need to work together to uphold the treaty rights of Indigenous people. Perry Bellegarde was a keynote speaker at a conference for the Canadian Institute for the Administration...
