Begay Report Completed, Will Be Addressed In Chiefs Assembly

Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00

(Saskatoon, SK) FSIN Chief Guy Lonechild will seek direction from the Chiefs in Assembly regarding the Dr. Manley Begay Report on the First Nations University of Canada. A special FSIN Legislative Assembly has been called for March 8 and 9, 2010 in Saskatoon at the Saskatoon Inn at which time the Chiefs will be asked to ratify the report.

“The future of the First Nations University of Canada has been uncertain. With the release of the Begay report we now have certainty in regards to the $1.2 million funding block that was withheld by INAC. Once the Chiefs ratify the report a new level of stability will be achieved,” says Chief Lonechild.

“The key stakeholders need to provide direction regarding the implementation of the Begay Report,” says Chief Lonechild. “We need to consider the Begay report alongside the All Chiefs Task Force Final Report 2005 before we can determine the future of FNUniv. We will also need input from the Federal and Provincial governments. It’s integral to our process to hear from every stakeholder.”

The FSIN forwarded the report to the interim Board of Governors of FNUniv. Please go to the First Nations University of Canada website to read the Begay Report. www.firstnationsuniversity.ca

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The Federation is committed to honouring the spirit and intent of Treaty, as well as the promotion, protection and implementation of the Treaty promises that were made more than a century ago.
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