
With the announcement that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is stepping down, the FSIN is calling for an indigenous person to be the new commissioner. The FSIN points out there are few first nations people in the RCMP, and none at the executive level. That includes the RCMP officer in charge of over seeing policing on […]
Chiefs in Saskatchewan sent a message to the provincial government to scrap a controversial bill or the new year could start with blockades. “Political avenues, legal avenues are in place,” Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron said. “If all else fails, we will blockade.” The Saskatchewan First Act passed its second reading in […]
It was a packed courtroom at Saskatoon Provincial Court as Dawn Walker made her first court appearance, charged with mischief and child abduction. She and her son were reported missing on July 24th and later her truck and some of her belongings were found at Chief Whitecap Park. The pair were found in the U.S. […]
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has released a statement on the Dawn Walker case. Walker is from the Okanese First Nation and was an executive officer with FSIN. She was reported missing July 22, along with her son Vincent Jansen, but the two reported safe and well in Oregon City, Oregon Friday. Walker’s mother, […]
There is still no sign of FSIN CEO Dawn Walker, or her seven year old son Vincent Jansen. She was last seen on Friday, July 22nd in Saskatoon. Over the weekend, her pick up was found along the south Saskatchewan river, south of Saskatoon. Inside were some personal belongings. Police say someone in the park […]
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is holding an election Thursday. All five of the FSIN Executive positions are open which include Chief, Office of the First Vice Chief, Office of the Second Vice Chief, Office of the Third Vice Chief and Office of the Fourth Vice Chief. Current FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron is seeking […]
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants the provincial government’s review of Regina’s Raising Hope program to include one of their own First Nations representatives. The program is in place to support vulnerable, at-risk women in the community. The call comes after the death of 30-year-old Marilyn Gordon, a former resident who accessed the program […]