Lennard Busch, the former chief of the File Hills First Nations Police Service, transferred the headdress to Dean Lerat on Friday in Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.

When a person becomes the chief of police, they also become an honorary chief for all the five First Nations that comprise File Hills Tribal Council.

The leaders of communities of the five First Nations — Peepeekisis Cree Nation, Okanese First Nation, Little Black Bear Band, Starblanket Cree Nation and Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation — were present.

Lerat, who is from Cowessess First Nation, is a former staff sergeant with the RCMP. He just retired after 28 years of service on Sept. 30 and jumped right into his new position as File Hills police chief on Oct. 1.

“I always wanted to be part of the First Nations based policing service s

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