MLTC Byelection Draws Three Candidates

MLTC Byelection Draws Three Candidates Wednesday, December 07, 2005 at 15:26     Three candidates have put their names forward for next month’s tribal chief byelection for the Meadow Lake Tribal Council.   Chief Helen Ben of Makwa Sahgaiehcan, Harvey Chief of...

Tories Pledge Package For Boarding School Students

Tories Pledge Package For Boarding School Students Wednesday, December 07, 2005 at 15:25     The incumbent MP in Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River says former students of the old boarding school in Ile-a-la-Crosse will be compensated like residential school...

All-Weather Road Network Becomes Election Issue

All-Weather Road Network Becomes Election Issue Wednesday, December 07, 2005 at 15:23     Federal election candidates in Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River are being challenged to state their parties’ position on the all-weather road project in the Far North.  ...

Dene Taking Primrose Hunting Case To UN

Dene Taking Primrose Hunting Case To UN Wednesday, December 07, 2005 at 15:09     A member of the Buffalo River Dene Nation says the band has begun international proceedings against the federal government for denying members nearby hunting rights.   Back in 1994, two...

Doctor Shortage In Big River Not Over

Doctor Shortage In Big River Not Over Wednesday, December 07, 2005 at 15:06     The Big River First Nation is once again without doctors.   This week, it was learned that the physician who had arrived in the nearby town this summer to practice medicine is preparing to...