The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, Metis Nation-Saskatchewan and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council said the public health order restricting travel to prevent the novel coronavirus spreading in northern Saskatchewan discriminates against residents.
In a joint press release, the three groups state the “security checkpoints in the North have gone too far” and that “complaints are being made against security officers for unfair and disrespectful treatment.” The statement said Canoe Lake Cree First Nation Chief Francis Iron and English River First Nation Chief Jerry Bernard were, on separate occasions, trying to deliver supplies to band members but weren’t permitted to pass through checkpoints. “Our First Nation primary cheque