SICC Board of Governors
Governance and Responsibilities:
- Uphold, advocate and assert the First Nations Inherent and Treaty Rights to language, culture, traditional arts and history;
- Secure the required resources to support ongoing development for the protection and implementation of the First Nations Inherent right and Treaty rights to language, culture, traditional arts and history;
- Ensure that all language, culture, traditional arts and history development is consistent with the FSIN Treaty Implementation Principles;
- Assert First Nations jurisdiction with regard to language, culture, traditional arts and history;
- Approve fiscal arrangements and/or working relationships with governments and/or other entities; and,
- Review budgets and approve the strategic direction for the Centre.
The SICC Board of Governors consists of:
- Vice-Chief Simon Bird – Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (Chair)
- Vice-Chief Morley Watson - Federation of the Saskatchewan Indian Nations (Ex-afficio)
- Chief Olive McArthur – Saskatchewan First Nations Women’s Commission
- Elder Margaret Keewatin – Senate
- Chief Robert Head – Independent
- Chief Leo Omani – Prince Albert Grand Council
- Chief Albert Scott – Saskatoon Tribal Council
- Chief Ross Allary – South East Treaty #4 Tribal Council
- Chief Darin Poorman – Touchwood Agency Tribal Council
- Chief Pauline Okemow – Battleford Tribal Council
- Chief Ben Weenie – Battleford Agency Tribal Chiefs
- Chief Marie Anne Day Walker Pelletier – File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council
- Chief Robert Sylvestre – Meadow Lake Tribal Council
- Chief Sheldon Taypotat – Yorkton Tribal Council
- Councillor Frederick Whitehead – Agency Chiefs Tribal Council