The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations say they stand with a man who was left with a broken arm that needed surgery after an arrest by RCMP.

The situation took place on October 6th around 1 pm. Battlefords RCMP tried to stop a vehicle on Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation. The vehicle did not stop and pulled into the driveway of a residence. After which the RCMP had arrested the driver, who had a suspended license and was on warrant statues.

There were also two passengers in the vehicle, one of which was Stan Moosomin, a man described as having significant mental and physical disabilities and relies on his family for assistance.

The other passenger reportedly told police that Stan had a disability. When he didn’t exit the vehicle after the officer requested, the RCMP informed him that he was under arrest, removed him from the back seat and placed him in handcuffs.

During the arrest, Stan sustained several breaks in his disabled arm, resulting in surgery being needed.

Chief Tanya Stone of Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation says there was an opportunity to slow down the situation but instead it escalated.

“We all love Stan, and what happened to Stan should have never happened. It escalated to a level where police are trained to deescalate situations where ever possible.”

Now the FSIN and multiple First Nations leaders want changes to prevent what happened to Stan from happening again and a transparent investigation into what happened.

Stone called for more cross-cultural training in response to the situation.

“Training is needed for RCMP. Cross-cultural training is absolutely needed. A one day course, a weekend course is absolutely not enough.”

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the circumstances of his injury.