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A political career spanning nearly 30 years, is coming to an end for the Chief of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN).
After a lengthy consultation with his wife and family, Peter Beatty decided not to seek re-election on April 13. Beatty told
paNOW the decision to step down was not an easy one, and was based on a combination of personal reasons.
“For the most part I’ve been away from home for 28 years. In fact, two of our youngest, one of them is an RN, and you know I haven’t seen them grow up really,” he said.
In addition to wanting to spend more time with family, Beatty also acknowledged he will turn 67 this fall, meaning if re-elected, he would be in office until he was 70.
WHITE BEAR FIRST NATION Casinos remain closed across the province, but the chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation is hoping he can strike a deal with the provincial government that will change the way casinos on Indigenous lands are managed when they reopen. White Bear First Nation Chief Nathan Pasap has written to the provincial government with the hope of setting up a meeting to discuss the return plan for casinos and the framework that governs them. “We need to open our casinos, we need to get our employees back to work, we need to start generating a profit for all 74 nations throughout the province,” Pasap said.
Indigenous SCMA board member furious after inappropriate comments in meeting The issue arose during a discussion over the lack of an Indigenous Artist of the Year Award for the SCMA awards slate in 2021.
Author of the article: Matt Olson
Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021 • February 19, 2021 • 3 minute read • Jarrid Poitras, who performs under the stage name Jarrid Lee, called out the Saskatchewan Country Music Association publicly after inappropriate comments were made during a discussion around the currently nonexistent Indigenous Artist of the Year award in 2021. Poitras is the second vice president of the SCMA. Photo by Supplied / Photo by Doug Thomas /Saskatoon StarPhoenix