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The grassroots people have spoken and what they want is a new election for the leadership of the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS).
That's the message received by the Metis electoral consultation panel, which met with more than 1,000 Metis people from across the province.
The panel was established by First Nations and Metis Relations Minister Maynard Sonntag in…
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The grassroots people have spoken and what they want is a new election for the leadership of the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS).
That's the message received by the Metis electoral consultation panel, which met with more than 1,000 Metis people from across the province.
The panel was established by First Nations and Metis Relations Minister Maynard Sonntag in…
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Saskatchewan Learning Minister Andrew Thomson jetted to Ottawa to hold emergency talks with Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott on Aug. 11 and 12 regarding the future of the embattled First Nations University of Canada (FNUC).
It's the first move the provincial government has taken regarding the university's operations since the suspension of senior staff in February and…
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Saskatchewan Learning Minister Andrew Thomson jetted to Ottawa to hold emergency talks with Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott on Aug. 11 and 12 regarding the future of the embattled First Nations University of Canada (FNUC).
It's the first move the provincial government has taken regarding the university's operations since the suspension of senior staff in February and…
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On July 22, a Missing Sisters Walk was held in honour of missing First Nation women, many of whom are members of Saskatchewan First Nations.
The family of Daleen Bosse (Muskego) initiated the walk. Daleen was 25 years old when she went missing from Saskatoon on May 18, 2004.
Daleen's parents, Herb and Pauline Muskego, describe her as being a loving wife and mother…
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On July 22, a Missing Sisters Walk was held in honour of missing First Nation women, many of whom are members of Saskatchewan First Nations.
The family of Daleen Bosse (Muskego) initiated the walk. Daleen was 25 years old when she went missing from Saskatoon on May 18, 2004.
Daleen's parents, Herb and Pauline Muskego, describe her as being a loving wife and mother…
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The Metis Nation has won another landmark hunting and fishing rights case, this time in Saskatchewan.
On July 15, provincial court Judge Earl Kalenith ruled that Ron Laviolette, a Metis man from the Meadow Lake area, has a right to fish for food.
The ruling is the first in Saskatchewan to recognize the Metis right to subsistence harvesting under Sec. 35 of the…
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The Metis Nation has won another landmark hunting and fishing rights case, this time in Saskatchewan.
On July 15, provincial court Judge Earl Kalenith ruled that Ron Laviolette, a Metis man from the Meadow Lake area, has a right to fish for food.
The ruling is the first in Saskatchewan to recognize the Metis right to subsistence harvesting under Sec. 35 of the…
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Dr. Eber Hampton, outgoing First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) president, was one of six distinguished people to receive honourary degrees during Brock University's spring convocation ceremonies held from June 6 to 10.
Hampton, a member of the Chickasaw Nation who was born in Talihini, Oklahoma and grew up in California, had sat at the helm of FNUC, the first…
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Metis musicians, dancers, artists and storytellers will be gathering in Toronto from July 22 to 24 to take part in the Metis Arts Festival.
This is the second year for the festival, organized by Black Creek Pioneer Village and the Metis Artists Collective.
The event is a bilingual celebration of Metis people, featuring a mix of the traditional and the contemporary…
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Metis musicians, dancers, artists and storytellers will be gathering in Toronto from July 22 to 24 to take part in the Metis Arts Festival.
This is the second year for the festival, organized by Black Creek Pioneer Village and the Metis Artists Collective.
The event is a bilingual celebration of Metis people, featuring a mix of the traditional and the contemporary…
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June 21 was a time to celebrate for the people of Wunnumin Lake First Nation, who marked National Aboriginal Day by officially opening their new water treatment plant.
"We're pleased to see the completion of the plant, and an end to the boil water advisory which has been in effect in this community for the past three years," Wunnumin Lake Chief Archie Wabasse said of the…
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June 21 was a time to celebrate for the people of Wunnumin Lake First Nation, who marked National Aboriginal Day by officially opening their new water treatment plant.
"We're pleased to see the completion of the plant, and an end to the boil water advisory which has been in effect in this community for the past three years," Wunnumin Lake Chief Archie Wabasse said of the…
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"Sustainable housing is a big problem," said Mary Anne Shoefly, a social worker with Anishnawbe Health Toronto. She spoke at the recent Equity and Diversity Conference held in Toronto June 10 to 12.
Shoefly and colleague Walter Lindstone (Anishnawbe, Martin Clan) both work on Circle of Care, a new project at Anishnawbe Health Toronto to aid the Aboriginal people in the…
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"Sustainable housing is a big problem," said Mary Anne Shoefly, a social worker with Anishnawbe Health Toronto. She spoke at the recent Equity and Diversity Conference held in Toronto June 10 to 12.
Shoefly and colleague Walter Lindstone (Anishnawbe, Martin Clan) both work on Circle of Care, a new project at Anishnawbe Health Toronto to aid the Aboriginal people in the…