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Saskatchewan woman alleges hospital broke her premature baby’s leg
Teelah Soosay, centre, speaks during a Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations media event in Saskatoon on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. the Saskatchewan woman says her premature baby's leg was broken in hospital and claims the health authority has ignored her plea for an answer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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First Nation health ombudsperson’s office to be established in Saskatchewan
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks to media in Battleford, Sask., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. A First Nation health ombudsperson’s office will be created in Saskatchewan to ensure incidents of racism against Indigenous people in health care are addressed. Cameron, says it will ensure First Nations people feel safe reporting incidents of discrimination when accessing health-care services. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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Indigenous group calls for RCMP to investigate sign as hate crime
An Indigenous organization in Saskatoon has filed a complaint with RCMP after someone put up a sign, as shown in this handout image, with derogatory comments on First Nations land. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling the incident racist and the content on the sign ignorant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Cost to search for unmarked graves, identify remains at residential schools could exceed $1-billion
Flags and lights are seen as a vigil takes place where ground-penetrating radar recorded hits of what are believed to be 751 unmarked graves near the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School on the Cowessess First Nation, Sask. on Saturday, June 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
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Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations to receive funding for research of burial sites
Attendees perform a round dance during a press conference and prayer vigil at the former Muscowequan Indian Residential School, one of the last residential schools to close its doors in Canada in 1997 and the last fully intact residential school still standing in Saskatchewan at Muskowekwan First Nation, Sask., on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The vigil was in response to the remains of 215 children recently found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
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Indigenous leaders, Saskatchewan want federal action on residential school deaths
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron talks during a news conference at the Turvey Centre in Regina on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. The federation and the government of Saskatchewan are calling on Ottawa to help research undocumented deaths and burials at residential schools in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Saskatchewan to end controversial practice of issuing birth alerts
Saskatchewan Social Services Minister Lori Carr, in Regina, on Nov. 9, 2020.
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Indigenous group urges Saskatchewan to consult First Nations before closing casinos over COVID-19 concerns
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks to media in Battleford, Sask., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The FSIN is calling on the Saskatchewan government to consult with First Nations before shutting down casinos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
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Saskatchewan Indigenous leader concerned over government funding of child welfare
Saskatchewan Indigenous leader concerned over government funding of child welfare