Saskatchewan First Nation chiefs to establish a task force over Bill S-2

Saskatchewan First Nation chiefs to establish a task force over Bill S-2

First Nations in Saskatchewan are hoping Bill S-2 will give them better control of their own nation’s citizenship. The Bill, currently moving through legislation in Ottawa aims to end sex-based inequality in the Indian Act, but some critics say the bill does not go far enough. Some want to add an amendment that would include ending second-generation cut offs for status. At the recent FSIN Assembly in Yorkton, Chiefs passed a motion to establish …