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On Friday, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Second Vice Chief David Pratt called for the provincial government of Saskatchewan to respect the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that affirms Indigenous government’s right to administer their own child and family services.

A statement of claim has been created by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations claiming that the Saskatchewan and federal governments did not properly consult chiefs regarding the 1930 Natural Resources Transfer Agreement.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron explained on Tuesday that the ministers involved in writing the policy had plenty of time and opportunity to consult him but chose to call him the night before the announcement was made.

WATCH: Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations First Vice-Chief David Pratt is throwing his hat in the ring for the Assembly of First Nations election to become the national chief. Brody Ratcliffe has the details.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) First Vice-Chief David Pratt discussed concerns surrounding responsible and equitable natural resource development on Wednesday during an announcement regarding the upcoming Assembly of First Nations (AFN) election. “We’re not demanding a place at the table, I think we’re just going to take a place at the table,” Pratt said.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Second Vice Chief Edward Lerat joined leaders in Saskatchewan’s Indigenous community to address a report containing 45 recommendations for the Prince Albert Police Service on Wednesday. In addition to these recommendations transparency is key, Lerat said.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh criticized the Sask Party’s Saskatchewan First Act legislation Wednesday during his address to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) All-Chiefs Assembly. “If there is development on Indigenous land, Indigenous communities need to see the benefits, there needs to be shared prosperity,” Singh said.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh renewed his call to action Wednesday to address issues facing Indigenous communities; including Indigenous language education, climate change, and justice for missing or murdered “Indigenous communities have the solutions and a lot of times those solutions aren’t listened to” Singh said as he addressed the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)...

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Second Vice Chief Edward Dutch Lerat demanded justice on Friday after Boden Umpherville went into medical distress after multiple stun guns were deployed during the arrest by Prince Albert Police. He was later declared brain-dead. “Are our people safe at the hands of the Prince Albert police?” Lerat asked.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Heather Bear weighed-in on the implications that the Sask First Act will have on Indigenous communities across Saskatchewan on Tuesday. “The land’s resources are on the menu, so why aren’t we at the table”, Bear said of the act’s claim to critical minerals.

James Smith First Nation Chief Wally Burns discussed his concerns about public safety in Saskatchewan’s First Nations communities at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Wellness Conference on Tuesday. Burns said there was a positive shift in the attitude towards participating in conversation and he hopes the conference, which he called a milestone, will...

Aly Bear is the third Vice Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and is the first lawyer to come from the Dakota White Cap first nation.

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it is disappointing Indigenous leaders are being excluded from upcoming healthcare funding meeting between the prime minister and premiers.

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron says a police officer selected him out of a group of people because he was the only Indigenous person there.

It’s expected that Pope Francis will travel to Canada this summer after he apologized for the church’s role with residential schools. However the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is asking that he include an important stop in Saskatchewan. Moises Canales-Lavigne reports.

Vice Chief Aly Bear of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations spoke on Friday about the opening ceremony for the 27th annual Spirit of our Nations Cultural Celebration and Pow Wow taking place at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. This year the opening pow wow was led by youth. Chief Aly Bear said the choice to...

A month after an unmarked burial site was located in Kamloops, another gravesite has been discovered, this one at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan. We talk to Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations about the find.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday David Pratt, 2nd Vice-Chief of Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, praised the federal government decision to provide $4.88 million in funding to help with work underway in Saskatchewan to locate and commemorate the unmarked burial sites of children who died while attending Indian Residential Schools.

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has released a new report on suicide and self-harm rates in the Indigenous community. They call it a pandemic within a pandemic. As Kabi Moulitharan reports, the FSIN says they have a plan.

Poundmaker Cree Nation is terminating its relationship with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. The nation says the FSIN has lost its vision regarding preserving and protecting treaty rights.