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Jonathan stays as vice-chief
Saskatoon :: Canada | 13 days ago
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The errors committed by a chief electoral officer will not cost the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' first female vice-chief her job. Chiefs and other delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject the ruling of an appeals body which
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Chief criticizes decision to reinstate Jonathan
Saskatoon :: Canada | 1 month ago
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A prominent chief is speaking out against a decision by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations to vacate the decision of an appeals tribunal that nullified a compromised election...The tribunal investigated after candidate Sheldon Wuttunee
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Tribunal questions integrity of FSIN vote
Saskatoon :: Canada | 1 month ago
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April 16 written decision, which was obtained by The StarPhoenix...The matter is to be addressed by the chiefs at a legislative assembly June 5 and 6. The ruling affected Jonathan, but was not the result of any wrongdoing on her part. It pertained
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Speaker Starblanket passes the torch
Geneva :: Switzerland | 4 months ago
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Fred Starblanket has retired from his duties after 35 years as one of Saskatchewan's most prominent native leaders...As First Nations musicians drummed and sang a victory song, hundreds filed past to shake Starblanket's hand and wish him well.
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Thousands of Russian convicts may go untracked if bracelet batteries die
Moscow :: Russia | 4 months ago
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The leader of Fair Russia party, Sergey Mironov insists that corruption should be equated to high treason and punished with a sentence from 25 years to life behind bars...Russia's Service for Execution of Punishment has dismissed the report, calling
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Police ask commission to investigate: 'starlight tour' claim taken seriously
Saskatoon :: Canada | 5 months ago
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The man at the centre of a "starlight tour" allegation has not made a formal complaint, but Saskatoon police have still asked the provincial Public Complaints Commission to investigate. The Saskatoon Police Service has not found evidence that a 19-
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'Price of a three-course meal dropped 15% last year'
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | 5 months ago
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Total spending on food and drink rose marginally in 2012, with supermarkets benefiting most.
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Jonathan blazes trail at FSIN
Saskatoon :: Canada | 6 months ago
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Coming from family that included chiefs, elders and councillors, Jonathan said she would often sneak a seat at the negotiating table as a girl and caught the political bug early. "I didn't understand a lot of the content at that time, but I
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Bellegarde, Jonathan elected to top FSIN jobs
Saskatoon :: Canada | 8 months ago
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Old and new were embraced by Saskatchewan First Nations electors who brought back former chief Perry Bellegarde and welcomed the first female vice-chief in recent memory with the election of Kimberly Jonathan. As Bellegarde and acclaimed third vice-
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FSIN calls gov't education calculations “fairy tales”
Saskatoon :: Canada | 8 months ago
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Simon Bird told reporters Tuesday. "The misleading statements by the (federal government) spin doctors must stop." First Nations schools continue to struggle as Ottawa refuses to fund them at a level comparable to their provincial counterparts, Bird
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