SASKATOON -- Members of the Idle No More movement are calling on the chief of the Assembly of First Nations to refuse to accept a high-profile award.
AFN Chief Shawn Atleo is expected to receive an Indspire Award for Education on Friday in Saskatoon.
Indspire is the new name for what used to be known as the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation.
Dion Tootoosis is one of the people calling on Atleo to reject the honour.
Tootoosis says the government's failure to allow grassroots people into a recent meeting on education is one of the main reasons behind their call.
Tootoosis says the government is denying treaty rights to First Nations people by not allowing them to have a meaningful say in how their children are educated.
