Preamble
Whereas: Saskatchewan has a long history of mistreatment of indigenous residents;
Whereas: Saskatchewan has only had 15 self-identified indigenous MLAs in its history, and 11 have been Metis;
Whereas: in 2016, 11% of people in Saskatchewan identified as First Nations, and 6% as Metis;
Whereas: Treaty First Nations are too spread out to be able to elect MLAs that represent their particular interests sufficiently, and yet are subject to provincial jurisdiction when they are working or living off-reserve;
Direction
Be It Resolved That: a Saskatchewan Progress Party government will amend the Elections Act to create new MLA positions for each Treaty’s group of signatory bands to elect their own representative (1 for each Treaty).
Be It Further Resolved That: a SPP government will amend the Elections Act to create an MLA position for the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan to elect one representative.