By Nigel Maxwell

Chief responds to standoff

Aug 10, 2011 | 11:11 AM

A police investigation continues after a standoff yesterday on a Saskatchewan First Nation.

It happened on the Kinistin First Nation, near Tisdale. Police were initially told a woman had been stabbed. They would later find a 24-year-old woman had been assaulted, but not stabbed.

The four-hour standoff ended peacefully when four men were arrested. No charges have been laid at this time.

“What I hear from a couple band members is that they are pretty shaken by what they had seen, like with the guns drawn and the police dogs. We have called the tribal council to come out and do some counselling for these people,” said Kinistin Chief Albert Scott.

Scott said the incident could not have come at a worse time.

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“It's kind of scary to us because about a month and a half ago, we just buried a band member who got shot in Calgary and so that crossed our minds,” said Scott.

“I'm just thankful to the RCMP that they used alternate types of things to try and alleviate the situation in regards to how dangerous it was.”

A spokesperson for the RCMP said the four men remain in custody.

nmaxwell@panow.com