Former FSIN Chief Roland Crowe dies at 82, remembered as strong advocate for Treaty rights – MBC Radio
Apr 30, 2026
Senator Roland Crowe is being remembered as a respected Cree leader whose decades of service helped shape First Nations governance in Saskatchewan.
Crowe, a member of Piapot First Nation, passed away on April 28, 2026.
He served as Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, now the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, where he played a key role in advancing treaty rights.
One of his most significant achievements was helping negotiate the 1992 Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement, which returned more than 1.6 million acres of land to First Nations.
