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A family feud that carried from one reserve to another is threatening to split Pheasant Rump First Nation.
And a move by Chief Terry McArthur in late February to bring the two sides together for discussion resulted “in a very volatile atmosphere, a lot of tension” on the reserve.
McArthur said his decision to ask council to issue a Band Council Resolution calling for both sides…
Forty-one years ago Lynn Thompson was stolen from off the Pine Creek First Nation in Manitoba.
“We were told by our grandparents, if white people come around, you run in to the bush,” said Thompson.
But the three-year-old could not run fast enough and she and her two sisters, one of whom she carried on her back and the other she was pulling, were apprehended by social workers.…
Temporary housing for BHP Billiton Jansen potash mine workers will provide construction and long-term service jobs for three First Nations in the region.
George Gordon, Day Star and Kawacatoose First Nations have formed a partnership with ATCO Structures and Logistics to build the camp which will house approximately 2,600 mine workers. But employment opportunities for the three First…
Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC) performed their annual "Rez Sisters" Christmas Play this year, a revamped version of a play from the beginning of what has become an annual tradition for many.
"A Rez Christmas Carol" features a Scrooge-like band finance manager who has married into the Kiweetinook reserve. The miserly Purdy (played by multi-talented actress Krystle Pederson) is…
The Western Hockey League's Saskatoon Blades are once again providing a mentorship program for Aboriginal youth in their city.
This marks the sixth straight season the Blades are taking part in the program with youngsters from the White Buffalo Youth Lodge, a Saskatoon-based inner-city community centre.
The mentoring program allows the Aboriginal youth a chance to learn about hockey…
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) recently won a bid with the federal government that will infuse some 2.5 million into the northern Saskatchewan economy.
Ben Voss, Chief Executive Officer of MLTC Resource Development Inc. said the tribal council applied, under the government's Economic Action Plan Community Adjustment Fund (CAF), for a project related to computer technology and…
On behalf of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations(FSIN) and the 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan it represents, Vice Chief Delbert Wapass is calling for a separate school division for First Nation students in the urban setting.
"The Province has had decade after decade to close the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, but has not been able to succeed in doing so,"…
A bit of hockey history was made in Saskatoon at an Aboriginal Hockey Showcase held at the TCU Place just a week before Christmas.
The six-day event was part of the BHP Billiton Family Hockey Fest, which was staged to promote the world junior hockey championships, which ran Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Saskatoon and Regina.
It was believed to be the first time an International Ice…
An acclaimed Saskatchewan artist known for his contemporary sculptures is garnering a lot of attention for incorporating one of the most renowned items, a Coca-Cola bottle, into one of his newest pieces.
Lionel Peyachew has been named the winner of the Coca-Cola Aboriginal Art Bottle Program that aims to showcase the art of Canada's First People during the 2010 Winter Olympics taking…
The Cree Land Mini-Mart operating on Regina's urban reserve land and owned by Piapot First Nation has opened its doors to a new SaskTel store kiosk.
The SaskTel kiosk store is now operating in the Cree Land Mini-Mart location as part of a three month trial, which is scheduled to end January 31st, 2010.
"It is difficult to know exact numbers of First Nations people that have accessed…
Every week one family in Canada suffers the loss of a loved one. Sometimes it is an infant who has touched their lives only briefly and who is suddenly taken in a way that cannot be explained nor prevented. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or crib death happens when an apparently healthy infant dies without warning in his or her sleep, affecting all family members
deeply.
The…
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Chief Guy Lonechild says it is time to get serious about forcing the federal government to recognize the treaty rights of Canada's First Nations people.
Lonechild spoke to one of the main
discussion topics of treaty rights at the 2009 Assembly First Nations (AFN)
Special Chiefs Assembly at Ottawa's Westin Hotel in December.…
When a First Nations person files a claim through the Independent Assessment
Process (IAP) for abuse incurred at an Indian residential school, there is much
at stake for the person both mentally and emotionally.
First the person must recall every memory of pain inflicted upon him or her, while filling out a form.
After it is complete, the person has divulged all the…
First Nations people are falling through the cracks in the healthcare system and being denied proper care, and according to FSIN Vice Chief Dutch Lerat, a Health Advocacy Office will ensure better treatment.
The death of a 5-month-old baby boy in a Saskatchewan hospital in April 2009 brings about the concerns of FSIN Chiefs. However, it was after the coroner's report was released in…
Approximately $1 million dollars is expected to help build the economies of four organizations in northern Saskatchewan, with the funds coming from the Community Development Trust Fund.
The four recipients of the funds are the Peter Ballentyne First Nation, Flying Dust First Nation, Sakitawak Development
Coorporation, and the town of Nipawin.
"We're offering support to these…