Indigenous leaders call for systemic change in Saskatchewan courts [Video]

On Sept. 9, 2021, a fatal collision took the life of nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice.

Maurice was struck by a driver allegedly under the influence of cannabis. The accident saw Taylor Ashley Kennedy, 28, facing a charge of impaired driving causing death in connection with the incident.

Maurice was going to school on Sept. 9, 2021, pushing her scooter at a crosswalk on 33rd Street West, when she was hit by Kennedy’s truck.

On Dec. 13, in Saskatoon Provincial Court, the charges were stayed due to passing the 18-month window.

It has left the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations frustrated with the decision.

“This has to be addressed,” Matthew Todd Peigan, the Pasqua First Nation chief said. “We cannot sit idly by and let the injustices continue. Railroading over First Nations people.”

FSIN said they support the family of Maurice in calling for an appeal.

“We will do our utmost to …