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        Wednesday, May 16, 2012

In 1991, the federal government approved a First Nations Policing Policy.  In 1993, the federal and provincial governments and Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) entered into a Framework Agreement under this policy for the policing of First Nations in the province.  Under the Agreement, First Nations may:

  • enter into individual Community Tripartite Policing Agreements (CTAs) for policing by the RCMP;
  • create a stand-alone police service; or
  • create a developmental model where another police agency provides service with the First Nation moving to a "stand-alone" service over a period of time.

Forty-four First Nations are now involved in 34 CTAs, and one First Nations self-administered police service has been established.  More than 131 RCMP officers are involved in the CTAs.

First Nations with CTAs must have police management boards that provide advice to the RCMP about policing in the community.  Training for police management boards is provided in partnership between the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing, the RCMP and the Aboriginal Policing Directorate of Public Safety Canada.

The following are the CTAs in Saskatchewan:

  • Ahtahkakoop First Nation
  • Beardy's and Okemasis First Nations
  • Big Island Lake Cree Nation
  • Big River First Nation
  • Birch Narrows First Nation
  • Black Lake First Nation
  • Buffalo River Dene Nation
  • Canoe Lake Cree First Nation
  • Cote, Key and Keeseekoose First Nations
  • Cowessess and Kahkewistahaw First Nations
  • English River First Nation
  • Fond du Lac First Nation
  • Four Nations (Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Lac La Ronge Indian Band)
  • Flying Dust First Nation
  • Hatchet Lake First Nation
  • Lac La Ronge Indian Band (Kitsakie, Sucker River, Morin Lake, Bittern Lake, Four Portages, Fox Point, Little Hills, Old Fort and Potato River)
  • Lac La Ronge Indian Band (Stanley Mission, Grandmother's Bay)
  • Little Pine and Poundmaker First Nations
  • Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
  • Mistawasis First Nation
  • Montreal Lake Cree Nation
  • Moosomin and Saulteaux First Nations
  • Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
  • Muskoday First Nation
  • Onion Lake Cree Nation
  • Pelican Lake and Witchekan Lake First Nations
  • Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Pelican Narrows, Sandy Bay, Southend and Deschambeault Lake)
  • Red Earth Cree Nation
  • Shoal Lake Cree Nation
  • Standing Buffalo and Pasqua First Nations
  • Sweetgrass First Nation
  • Touchwood Agency Tribal Council (Gordon, Muskowekwan, Day Star and Kawacatoose First Nations
  • Waterhen Lake First Nation
  • Yellow Quill First Nation

Saskatchewan's first self-administered First Nations police service was formally established on May 25, 2007.  The seven member police service is responsible for policing the communities of Peepeekisis, Okanese, Starblanket, Little Black Bear and Carry the Kettle First Nations.



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