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Saddle Lake Cree Nation Plans Safe Haven for Trans Care

9/10/2026

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Saddle Lake Cree Nation will establish a safe haven for gender-affirming care on its reserve.
Chief Dale Steinhauer invoked Treaty 6’s medicine-chest clause to assert inherent health-care jurisdiction.
Alberta law prohibits doctors from prescribing puberty blockers or hormone therapy to trans children under 16.
The nation began fundraising to draft a health law and defend it against legal challenges.

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Story summary

Saddle Lake Cree Nation will establish a safe haven for gender-affirming care on its reserve.
Chief Dale Steinhauer invoked Treaty 6’s medicine-chest clause to assert inherent health-care jurisdiction.
Alberta law prohibits doctors from prescribing puberty blockers or hormone therapy to trans children under 16.
The nation began fundraising to draft a health law and defend it against legal challenges.