First Nations people from across country are allowed to hunt in Sask. without licence, judge rules – CBC

FSIN calls decision a ‘vindication’ of treaty rights

Aug 01, 2019

A Regina provincial court judge has ruled that all First Nations people in Canada are allowed to hunt in Saskatchewan without a licence.

Before the ruling, the province only allowed hunters from treaties within Saskatchewan (Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10) to hunt for food on Crown land in the province. Any member of a First Nation outside of that area needed to have a licence.

However, in the decision, Judge D. John Kovach said that the Saskatchewan Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (NRTA) allows any Canadian treaty Indian to hunt on unoccupied Crown land.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-first-nations-hunting-1.5233289