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Philpott calls emergency meeting with provinces on Indigenous child welfare
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is calling for an emergency meeting early next year on Aboriginal child welfare, likening the current state of affairs to Canada's residential schoo...
Nov 02, 2017
Saskatoon school board responds to controversial crossword
For the second time in just over two weeks, an outdated homework assignment has come back to haunt a Saskatchewan school. First, it was a word search containing long-discarded terms for Indigenous peo...
Oct 25, 2017 A decades-old crossword puzzle containing long-discarded terms for Indigenous people was handed out as a homework assignment at a Saskatoon school in October 2017. (Facebook/Jaris Swidrovich)
Indigenous Peoples paradox: Aboriginals younger, but getting old, census finds
OTTAWA - A high fertility rate and a growing sense of self are fuelling an explosion in the ranks of Indigenous Peoples, according to fresh census numbers that lay bare the demographic challenges faci...
Oct 25, 2017
’60s Scoop deal to compensate victims, fund reconciliation foundation
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett held back tears as she announced an agreement in principle with survivors of the '60s Scoop. The agreement provides up to $750 million in c...
Oct 06, 2017
Premier Wall sees issue of racism improving among youth
Premier Brad Wall doesn't think the issue of racism that has reared its head in the past month is unique to Saskatchewan. "I just want to reject the fact that I have seen commentary - that it's someho...
Aug 25, 2016
Racism hot topic at FSIN special assembly
A lot of hate has been spread on social media in the aftermath of the shooting death of Colten Boushie. Rural Municipality of Browning councilor, Ben Kautz, posted a comment stating farmer Gerald Stan...
Aug 22, 2016
Premier Brad Wall promises major dollars for La Loche students
Roaring applause met Premier Brad Wall's announcement of the Dene Teacher Education Program (DTEP) in La Loche Tuesday afternoon. The Aug. 16 announcement was one of many promises made by Wall during ...
Aug 17, 2016
Downtown festival celebrates Ukrainian and First Nations relationship
The smell of perogies won't be the only thing drawing people to downtown Regina this weekend, as a special celebration of Ukrainian culture kicks off in Victoria Park. The Year of the...
Aug 12, 2016
Treaty celebrations continue to bring people together in Regina
The treaties date back to 1847, but what do they mean today? People celebrating Treaty Days at the Gathering Place in Regina say they are still relevant. "Sometimes people have the misconception...
Jun 15, 2016
Advocates rally for change outside Aboriginal Affairs office in Regina
There was a rally call for change Friday at noon outside the office of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development on Albert Street in downtown Regina. A few dozen protestors came out to show solidari...
Apr 15, 2016
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