by MBC News | Jun 3, 2015 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s auditor says if the provincial government wants to significantly improve the Aboriginal high school graduation rate it must set deadlines and review what school divisions are doing to achieve that. Judy Ferguson released her spring report this morning...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2015 | Current News
A 43 year-old man has died after being found unresponsive in a La Ronge jail cell. RCMP say the man was discovered in the La Ronge RCMP cell area on Sunday. He was transported to hospital in Saskatoon where he passed away Monday. The Saskatoon Police Service Major...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2015 | Current News
Several hundred people of different races and cultures also made their way to a TRC event in Saskatoon to celebrate today’s historic event. The mood of everyone gathered was one of joy and celebration as FSIN Interim Chief Kimberley Jonathan called today’s...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2015 | Current News
After six years of emotional testimony, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has released its report on the horrors of Canada’s residential school system. It calls the system nothing short of “cultural genocide,” noting seven generations of...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2015 | Current News
The chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into Canada’s residential schools system says Canadians must not permit discomfort with the past to shield them from the truth. Rather, Justice Murray Sinclair says the difficult almost incomprehensible...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2015 | Current News
The SaskTel Aboriginal Youth Awards were once again an inspiring occasion. Hundreds of First Nation and Metis youth and their parents gathered in Saskatoon Friday evening for the 17th annual awards showcase. In all a dozen awards were handed out from academics,...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2015 | Current News
An autopsy was scheduled for Monday after the body of a man was found on the weekend on the Moosomin First Nation. Battlefords RCMP say the man had been reported missing on Friday and a local search was organized. Police were called to the reserve Saturday afternoon...
by MBC News | May 29, 2015 | Current News
A Prince Albert man pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death this morning, but a delay in his sentencing may have larger ramifications for Aboriginal offenders. Jeremiah Jobb pleaded guilty to two counts of impaired driving causing death in a July 2013...
by MBC News | May 29, 2015 | Current News
The organizer of an anti-violence march says the greatest threat to the safety of aboriginal women is aboriginal men. Conrad Burns says, “ I think we have lost our way” He led a group of more than a dozen people to the legislature this morning carrying signs...
by MBC News | May 29, 2015 | Current News
The Chief of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation says he’s not done, not by a long shot. Louis Taypotat’s leadership suffered a major setback when the Supreme Court ruled in favour of his band’s election act. The act says members need at least a Grade 12 education to run...
