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Protest camp remains after Sask. government meeting
The Justice for our Stolen Children Camp got the meeting they've been waiting for on Monday, but they said they're staying put for the next two weeks waiting for a possible followup meeting. At the me...
Jul 03, 2018 Protestors disperse in tears and hugs after announcing to media on July 3, 2018 the issues they discussed with provincial government ministers the day before. (Jayda Noyes/980 CJME)
MPs vote overwhelmingly to call on Pope again for residential schools apology
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament on all sides of the House of Commons voted Tuesday to extend a formal invitation to Pope Francis to apologize in person to Indigenous Peoples for decades of abuse meted ...
May 02, 2018
Pope says he can’t personally apologize for church role in residential schools
OTTAWA - Pope Francis will not apologize to residential school survivors and their families for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in operating the schools or the abuses suffered by their stude...
Mar 28, 2018
Change ‘broken’ system: policy analyst on Indigenous affairs
A promise made by the prime minister to overhaul the framework for Indigenous Affairs is an encouraging sign according to a policy analyst from the University of Saskatchewan. In a speech to the House...
Feb 15, 2018
Media want to broadcast murder trial of farmer charged with in Indigenous man’s death
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan judge is to rule on whether the media can broadcast parts of the trial of a farmer charged in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man. Gerald Stanley is charged with second-...
Jan 17, 2018 Gerald Stanley, 55, leaves North Battleford Provincial Court on April 6, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Poundmaker, Plains Cree to be featured in popular video game
By Taylor MacPherson Canada's Plains Cree and Chief Poundmaker have been included in the newest edition of the popular Civilization video game series, but one elected official from the Poundmaker Cree...
Jan 04, 2018 Chief Poundmaker, as seen in the trailer for a new video game called Civilization VI: Rise and Fall coming out in Feb. 2018 (Take-Two Interactive Software)
Cost of bringing First Nations water systems up to snuff could total $3.2B: PBO
OTTAWA - Jane Philpott says the federal government will spend as much money as it takes to end long-term, boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. The Indigenous services mini...
Dec 08, 2017
Thunderchild First Nation taken to court to open books
One man from the Thunderchild First Nation has taken the band to court to open its books and release financial documents. Harrison Thunderchild, who's coincidentally from the Thunderchild First Nation...
Nov 21, 2017 Harrison Thunderchild (left) and Todd MacKay of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation stand outside Court of Queen's Bench in Regina after filing a court application against the Thunderchild First Nation on Nov. 21, 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Education minister reaffirms support for treaty education
Saskatchewan's education minister is apologizing after an uproar about her comments about Indigenous education Education Minister Bronwyn Eyre apologized for discussing her son's homework in a public ...
Nov 14, 2017 Saskatchewan Minister of Education Bronwyn Eyre. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Boushie family ‘disgusted’ RCMP cleared its own officers of misconduct
SASKATOON - The family of an Indigenous man who was shot to death on a Saskatchewan farm says it's "extremely upset and disgusted" that Mounties have cleared their own officers of misconduct. Colten B...
Nov 06, 2017
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