Sask. First Nations leader blasts plans for provincial health authority
Saskatchewan’s First Nations leadership is concerned a new, single provincial health authority will leave indigenous people with even less control over their health care.
Robert Merasty, vice-chief in charge of health with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), said he had hoped dismantling the province’s 12 current health regions would be an opportunity for change.
“We’ve had a healthcare system that was not designed for our people. But that has absolutely failed our people miserably,” he said.
Merasty said the FSIN wants to see First Nations develop their own healthcare system.