The government says it is aware of concerns regarding the travel restrictions that were imposed in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. The checkpoints and restrictions were created in consultation with northern leaders.
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council and the Metis Nation sent a letter to Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer saying the North is being discriminated against and treated unfairly.
Canoe Lake Cree First Nation Chief, Francis Iron, says he wasn’t allowed to pass through a checkpoint to get some cheques signed by a signatory in the Flying Dust First Nation.
The province says it will continue to work with Indigenous and community leaders to address concerns so restrictions imposed contain the spread of COVID-19.
