An idea stemming from Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Sawēyihtotān program could see a similar Indigenous peacekeeper program piloted in the city’s downtown core, offering supports to the city’s most vulnerable.

A report to Tuesday’s transportation committee is recommending that the city work with an Indigenous group to start a pilot project that would offer mental health and addictions supports through a culturally-responsive lens.

In September, Mayor Cynthia Block made a motion to explore what a possible Indigenous peacekeepers program would look like downtown.

She wondered if there were other options to compliment the Fire Community Support work, referring to the peacekeepers working at Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated (CUMFI) who connect people to mental health, addictions a

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