Saskatchewan Sage

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Saskatchewan Sage -
The Aboriginal Newspaper of Saskatchewan
published monthly since October 1996.

Contributing Editor: Shari Narine

With more than 8500 copies distributed monthly via Canada Post and newstands, Saskatchewan Sage is your most effective means of reaching Saskatchewan's Aboriginal people.

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By Shari Narine Sage Contributing Editor SASKATOON
The First Nations Bank of Canada will cut its strings with The Toronto-Dominion Bank two years ahead of schedule. By early fall, FNBC will be independent. “Every time you expect to do something before you plan to and especially when it’s a positive...
By Shari Narine Sage Contributing Editor OTTAWA
First Nation chiefs met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and 12 Cabinet ministers on Jan. 24 in Ottawa in the first ever Crown-First Nations gathering. The meeting was over a year in the planning and had been called for by Assembly of First...
By Shauna Lewis Sage Writer REGINA
The HIV rate in Saskatchewan is twice the national average. In 2010, Aboriginal people accounted for 73 per cent (125 cases) of all newly diagnosed HIV cases. There were172 HIV cases  reported. Dr. Johnmark Opondo, deputy medical health officer...
By Shari Narine Sage Contributing Editor GEORGE GORDON FIRST NATION
The George Gordon First Nation is accusing the federal and provincial governments of not negotiating in good faith during the recent Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement process. “While the George Gordon First Nation was at the negotiating...
Compiled by Shari Narine
Muskowekwan Band membership will be returning to the polls on Feb. 25 to vote on Treaty Land Entitlement designation. If favourable, the action will designate mineral rights to the Crown which in turn would enable Canada to issue a mineral lease to...
Compiled by Shari Narine
Initial plans in early January to cull stray dogs who were forming packs and becoming aggressive on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band were called off. Chief Tammy Cook-Searson issued a statement saying the band would work with the La Ronge-based group...
Compiled by Shari Narine
Prince Albert mayor Jim Scarrow was recognized recently for his support of the First Nations University of Canada during a trying time in its history. More than 100 dignitaries, students, academics and community members turned out to watch Scarrow...
Compiled by Shari Narine
Alex Maurice of Beauval is the first person to officially challenge incumbent Robert Doucette as head of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan. The two men are the only candidates vying for the position. Doucette took over at the helm of the MNS in 2007....
Compiled by Shari Narine
Darcy Bear, Chief of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, was one of nine people to be bestowed with the province’s highest honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Bear’s goal is to free the community from a cycle of dependence on the federal...
By Roy Pogorzelski Sage Writer MEADOW LAKE
The Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Canada has partnered with Flying Dust First Nation to offer a teen mentoring program. “This is a pilot project that was offered to Flying Dust First Nation, where the need for in-school teen mentoring was identified....