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Members of Thunderchild First Nation are mourning the loss of Sgt. Robert Christopher (Horse) McCoy, who lost his life on Sept. 7 while working for a private security company in Iraq.

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Members of Thunderchild First Nation are mourning the loss of Sgt. Robert Christopher (Horse) McCoy, who lost his life on Sept. 7 while working for a private security company in Iraq.

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A total of nine people have been charged so far as a result of an ongoing RCMP investigation into the irregularities surrounding the May 2004 Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) election, and more charges are expected.

The latest charges were laid in early September against an adult male from North Battleford, who will make his first court appearance in North Battleford on Oct. 12, and an adult female from Maple Creek, who will appear in provincial court in Maple Creek on Oct. 13. Both individuals have been charged with forgery.

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A total of nine people have been charged so far as a result of an ongoing RCMP investigation into the irregularities surrounding the May 2004 Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) election, and more charges are expected.

The latest charges were laid in early September against an adult male from North Battleford, who will make his first court appearance in North Battleford on Oct. 12, and an adult female from Maple Creek, who will appear in provincial court in Maple Creek on Oct. 13. Both individuals have been charged with forgery.

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In response to the growing concern about the number of Aboriginal missing women in the province, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has added a new page to its Web site.

The page , Missing Brothers and Sisters, was started at the end of August and is a listing for missing First Nation persons in Saskatchewan.

The FSIN Web site gets a lot of visits in Saskatchewan and across Canada-more than 1,000 a day. It is the FSIN's goal to help find missing people, especially women. said FSIN Web master Mason Medynsk.

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In response to the growing concern about the number of Aboriginal missing women in the province, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has added a new page to its Web site.

The page , Missing Brothers and Sisters, was started at the end of August and is a listing for missing First Nation persons in Saskatchewan.

The FSIN Web site gets a lot of visits in Saskatchewan and across Canada-more than 1,000 a day. It is the FSIN's goal to help find missing people, especially women. said FSIN Web master Mason Medynsk.

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A deal that took five years to negotiate became a reality on Aug. 13 when representatives of Metco Ventures, an incorporated company of Region 1 of the Metis Nation of Alberta, signed a contract with Sodexho Canada to provide cleaning services for remote work site camps belonging to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in the Fort McMurray area.

The contract is worth millions of dollars, said Peter Young, Sodexho vice-president of remote sites.

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A deal that took five years to negotiate became a reality on Aug. 13 when representatives of Metco Ventures, an incorporated company of Region 1 of the Metis Nation of Alberta, signed a contract with Sodexho Canada to provide cleaning services for remote work site camps belonging to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in the Fort McMurray area.

The contract is worth millions of dollars, said Peter Young, Sodexho vice-president of remote sites.

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Now even more young Aboriginal females will be able to take advantage of a program designed to increase their participation in sports.

The program, funded by Sport Canada, is called Team Spirit: Aboriginal Girls In Sport.

Officials with both the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Education (CAAWS) and the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) are thrilled with the financial commitment Sport Canada is making to the program-$307,000 over four years.

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Now even more young Aboriginal females will be able to take advantage of a program designed to increase their participation in sports.

The program, funded by Sport Canada, is called Team Spirit: Aboriginal Girls In Sport.

Officials with both the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Education (CAAWS) and the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) are thrilled with the financial commitment Sport Canada is making to the program-$307,000 over four years.