Aboriginal Policing

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) with the RCMP;
• create a stand-alone police force; or
• create a developmental model where another force provides service with the First Nation moving to a "stand-alone" force over a period of time.

Since 1993, 34 CTAs and one First Nations self-administered police service have been established. More than 132 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 FSIN, Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing, the RCMP and the Aboriginal Policing Directorate of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada.

The following are the CTAs in Saskatchewan:

• Little Pine and Poundmaker First Nations
• Waterhen First Nation
• English River First Nation
• Beardy's and Okemasis First Nations
• Canoe Lake First Nation
• Hatchett Lake First Nation
• Buffalo River First Nation
• Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
• Mistawasis First Nation
• Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation and Montreal Lake Cree Nation
• Gordon, Muskowekwan, Day Star, and Kawacatoose First Nations
• Black Lake First Nation
• Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation
• Muskoday First Nation
• Flying Dust First Nation
• Standing Buffalo and Pasqua First Nation
• Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Stanley Mission, Grandmother's Bay, Sucker River, and Morin Lake
• Onion Lake First Nation
• Shoal Lake of the Cree Nation
• Red Earth First Nation
• Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, Pelican Narrows, Sandy Bay, Southend, and Deschambeault Lake
• Cote, Keeseekoose, and Key First Nations
• Yellow Quill First Nation
• Witchekan Lake and Pelican Lake First Nation
• Birch Narrows First Nation
• Moosomin and Saulteaux First Nations
• Cowessess and Kahkewistahaw First Nations
• Sweetgrass First Nation
• Big Island Lake Cree Nation
• Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
• Big River First Nation
• Makwa Sahgaiechan First Nation

Saskatchewan's first self-administered First Nations police agency 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.