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Meadow Lake Tribal Council will receive $537,928 in federal dollars for training and skills development. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council’s Foundations for Action project will assess 1,200 First Nations social assistance clients to determine their skills, education, and employment barriers. Following these initial assessments, over 950 clients will create action plans to enhance their job skills…
Henry Joseph Cummings, 70, pleaded guilty to defrauding the taxpayer-funded Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan, Inc. Cummings received a one-year conditional sentence with an order that he repay the amount of the fraud — about $8,200 — to the organization. MACSI receives the majority of its operating dollars from the provincial Ministry of Health. Cummings was appointed to MACSI’s board…
The first-ever First Nations Pavilion was hosted at this year’s Canadian Western Agribition by the Cowessess First Nation and Kawacatoose First Nation. “It has long been a goal of mine to share our culture,” said Elmer Eashappie, a member of Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation and architect of the pavilion, in a news release. Rick Poznikoff, manager of community relations and Aboriginal…
The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan passed a resolution at its annual general meeting to “oppose and prohibit the storage and transportation of high level toxic nuclear waste in Saskatchewan.” The resolution is the latest move by Aboriginal and northern communities to derail attempts by the industry-based Nuclear Waste Management Organization to find a site for a long-term nuclear waste dump in…
Human remains found during an excavation of a small area in a field 3 in the rural municipality of Silverwood on Dec. 3 have been determined to be of a historical nature. Consultation took place with forensic anthropologist, Dr. Ernie Walker and the Major Crime South Historical Case Unit. Members of the Saskatchewan Department of Heritage Conservation are attending to the site to continue with…
Craig McCallum will readily tell people that he was no angel during his teen years.
But now he is hoping that he is inspiring others by living alcohol- and drug-free and playing an elite level of hockey.
McCallum, a 22-year-old Cree who grew up on the Canoe Lake First Nation, is a sophomore forward with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
Last year McCallum was chosen…
The Métis Nation flag is flying in front of Regina City Hall. The flag was raised one day before the 126 year commemoration of the hanging of Louis Riel in Regina.
“(The city) honoured Louis Riel and the Métis people by being the first major urban centre in Canada to fly the Métis flag alongside all the others,” said Robert Doucette, president of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan. “It was…
The University of Regina continues to create innovative programming to ensure Aboriginal students and faculty are supported in their post-secondary endeavours.
“The Aboriginal advisory circle offers relevant advice, guides Indigenous curriculum and offers emergency funds and bursaries to Aboriginal students” said Dr. Vianne Timmons, president and vice-chancellor at the university.
…The University of Saskatchewan has partnered with a Saskatoon-based Aboriginal organization to seek solutions and draw a link to child welfare and gang violence in the province.
U of S Native Studies Métis researcher Dr. Caroline Tait has joined forces with Str8 Up, an innovative program run through the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan, which helps people leave the gang life.
…When the grade four and five students at Muskowekwan Elementary School participated in the Wiseman mathematics contest last year, they had no idea that one of their own would win first place. Deja Roper, now in grade six at the 170-student school, placed at the top amongst 869 students from 30 learning institutions across Canada. The Saulteaux Muskowekwan First Nation is located near Melfort,…
The New Democratic Party still stands behind its policy of resource revenue sharing with First Nations.
Any indication otherwise, said Trent Wotherspoon, NDP finance critic, was a “miscommunication” on his part.
“Some of the confusion arose …from an interview in which I intended to speak on the shift of focus we, as an opposition, bring moving out of an electoral cycle and focusing…
In large part because of his musical success, Donny Parenteau is now seriously thinking of doing some home renovations.
Parenteau, a 45-year-old Metis from Prince Albert, captured a record-tying five Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards this year.
The awards show was staged Nov. 18 in Toronto in conjunction with the Canadian Aboriginal Festival.
Parenteau won his trophies in the…
The first potash development on a First Nation will be delayed at least three months. But the next time members of the Muskowekwan First Nation vote only a simple majority will be required.
The second vote was forced as not enough eligible voters came out to the polls on Nov. 26 to voice their support or opposition in designating mineral rights to the Crown which in turn would enable…
The call for a First Nations political party in Saskatchewan continues after last month’s provincial election.
During the campaign, Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Wallace Fox announced it was time to consider building a First Nations party to look at issues such as resource revenue sharing.
The Saskatchewan Party won 49 seats in the election, dropping the opposition New Democratic…
It is disheartening for Lisa Wilson to admit that economics may take precedence over social justice when it comes to government investment in education for Aboriginal people. But she will use whatever information she needs to in order to see positive changes occur.
“As a person who really strongly believes in equity and social justice and we’re coming from that background, of course…