Fond du Lac transportation issue shows how First Nations shortchanged by funding arrangements, leaders say

Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are calling on the federal government to rethink how federal funding is given to First Nations communities.
After a visit to Ottawa to request funding for a longer runway and an all-weather road for his remote northern community — which is still reeling from a plane crash in December and recent suicides of two members of the community — Fond du Lac First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi was told he would have to approach the provincial gov