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:
- Interim Chief Morley Watson - Federation of the Saskatchewan Indian Nations (ex-officio)
- Vice-Chief Simon Bird - Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
- Chief Carol Bernard - 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