CBC recently published an article on the findings of an investigation commissioned by First Nations University’s Board of Governors into allegations against FNU President Jacqueline Ottman. FNU Board Chair Sherry Saevil released a statement in response to the article, in which she explained that the investigation was commissioned as due diligence. Saevil further asserted that, “the Board has complete confidence in President Ottmann and we stand behind her.” A group of faculty members issued a written statement expressing concern about the university’s leadership style and financial management, as well as Saevil’s statement. The statement called for the suspension of the university’s executive team, the dissolution of the board of governors, and an end to “political interference by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.” CTV News states that the Government of Saskatchewan is following the situation.
