Saskatchewan man wants new Lighthouse managers to respect Indigenous culture [Video]

A Saskatoon man is concerned about an Alberta non-profit coming into the city to open a new shelter and run the Lighthouse.

The Mustard Seed was awarded a $13.9 million contract from the Saskatchewan government to run the Lighthouse over the next five years.

The Christian organization from Alberta also plans to open a 40-bed shelter on Pacific Avenue.

David Fineday, who has been working with homeless people for 25 years, questions why the Mustard Seed doesn’t help existing organizations.

“Why can’t they step in and help us? Why can’t they step in and help Prairie Harm? There are already organizations out there,” Fineday said.

“They’re trying to reinvent the wheel and I don’t like that.”

Fineday, a Sixties Scoop survivor, wants Indigenous traditions to be upheld by the Mustard Seed.

“This Christian group is trying to come in and teach us, First Nations, Christianity. What about our spirituality? Why …