{"id":12599,"date":"2025-09-04T12:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=12599"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:58:04","slug":"saskatchewan-first-nation-resource-centre-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=12599","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan First Nation Resource Centre of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnpffft.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1121\" height=\"190\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnpffft.png 1121w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnpffft-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnpffft-1024x174.png 1024w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnpffft-768x130.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1121px) 100vw, 1121px\" \/><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skfncentre.ca\/\">Saskatchewan First Nation Resource Centre of Excellence<\/a> (SKFN) opened its doors in 2009 and bills itself as;  &#8216;We provide First Nations with the tools, business expertise, and industry guidance essential for sustainable advancement and success&#8217; and &#8216;To serve First Nations in achieving their aspirations, now and for future generations.&#8217; It says it represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. (exactly the same as &#8216;Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (<a href=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=12696\">FSIN<\/a>)&#8217;) It&#8217;s composed of a 12-member elected Board of Directors &#8216;providing education, capacity building, and networking to solidify strategic partnerships.&#8217;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\nMain man, since inception, is Sheldon Wuttunee, former chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=12343\">Red Pheasant Cree Nation<\/a> .<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wuttunee1121184.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sheldon Wuttunee was elected chief in February 2006 after defeating the busted &#8216;cash-for-votes fraud&#8217; Charles Meechance 404 votes to 277. Nothing changed at Red Pheasant under his tenure.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fl-bKTWxBBk?si=p-nAVVYITams_5_q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe BoD of SKFN is a who&#8217;s who of dirty Saskatchewan First Nation Chiefs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skfncentre.ca\/governance.html\">Here<\/a>.  (admin@skfncentre.ca)<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/chief-bobby-cameron2_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\nChief Bobby Cameron, \u200bFederation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-082855.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1362\" height=\"705\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-082855.png 1362w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-082855-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-082855-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-082855-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" \/><br \/>\nThere is no obvious source of funding spelled out but one may guess where the SKFN gets much of its money. The Feds provided $4.5m in 2023. In April 2024 the Province provided $400k for &#8216;conducting a needs assessment and developing strategies to help Indigenous peoples find jobs.&#8217;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083708.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1427\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083708.png 1427w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083708-300x29.png 300w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083708-1024x100.png 1024w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083708-768x75.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1427px) 100vw, 1427px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083733.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1413\" height=\"176\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083733.png 1413w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083733-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083733-1024x128.png 1024w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-09-083733-768x96.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1413px) 100vw, 1413px\" \/><br \/>\nWhat precisely SKFN &#8216;does&#8217; isn&#8217;t totally clear. It seems to arrange various meetings where hot air is exchanged. \u201cA groundbreaking three-day event designed to explore the transformative potential of First Nations\u2019 leadership in North America\u2019s energy transition\u201d. Sheldon Wuttunee&#8217;s compensation isn&#8217;t obvious.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/c0f6e064-cf3a-4ae1-a839-2ffe32d528c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/c0f6e064-cf3a-4ae1-a839-2ffe32d528c7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/c0f6e064-cf3a-4ae1-a839-2ffe32d528c7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/c0f6e064-cf3a-4ae1-a839-2ffe32d528c7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nEngagement of Indigenous communities in the workforce \u201cis essential to the continued growth of Saskatchewan,\u201d say politicos and corporations at photo ops.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/coe-logo-jan-2022t-png_orig.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1043\" height=\"1077\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/coe-logo-jan-2022t-png_orig.png 1043w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/coe-logo-jan-2022t-png_orig-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/coe-logo-jan-2022t-png_orig-992x1024.png 992w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/coe-logo-jan-2022t-png_orig-768x793.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1043px) 100vw, 1043px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saskatchewan First Nation Resource Centre of Excellence (SKFN) opened its doors in 2009 and bills itself as; &#8216;We provide First Nations with the tools, business expertise, and industry guidance essential for sustainable advancement and success&#8217; and &#8216;To serve First Nations in achieving their aspirations, now and for future generations.&#8217; It says it represents 74 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[526,534,533],"class_list":["post-12599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bobby-cameron","tag-saskatchewan-first-nation-resource-centre-of-excellence","tag-sheldon-wuttunee"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sheldon-wuttnee_orig.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12599"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12795,"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599\/revisions\/12795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}