Efforts to re\u002Destablish the force have been on hold for the past couple of years as the federal government completes a review
The Siksika Nation, 130 kilometres east of Calgary, had its own police force from 1992 to 2002, but the 10-year agreement with the federal and provincial governments that established the organization wasn’t renewed due to a lack of funding.
“It is time for the federal government to unfreeze, finish their review, finish this off. Let’s get going.”Article content Last month, Siksika signed a historic settlement with the federal government that provided $1.3 billion in compensation to the First Nation to resolve outstanding land claims, which include about 46,500 hectares of Siksika’s reserve and certain mineral rights taken by Canada.Article content
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