Background
He is the grandson of Yellow Mud Blanket, and extendantly related to legendary Cree leader Pitikwahanapiwiyin.
He is the grandson of Yellow Mud Blanket, and extendantly related to legendary Cree leader Pitikwahanapiwiyin.
In 1959, the union was reorganized as the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), and Tootoosis became its first president In 1970, he was appointed to the federation"s newly formed senate, and served in this capacity for the next 19 years.
Upon the formation of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in 1946, he served as its president and later as a member of the executive.