FSIN Chief Perry Bellegarde says the organization is looking at a name change. (CBC)

Leaders of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations are considering a name change that could lead to the group being known as the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.

Chiefs from 74 of Saskatchewan's First Nations, which make up the FSIN, have been meeting in Saskatoon and a name change has been suggested.

FSIN leader Perry Bellegarde said Friday the idea behind the change is to better reflect the nature of the First Nations.

"We're trying to make the statement that our territories transcend provincial boundaries," Bellegarde said. "So we thought of possibly looking at that name change to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. It'll be the same acronym, FSIN."

Bellegarde added the word indigenous is a better description to reflect First Nations identity.

"We've talked about that and we're looking for processes for doing that," Bellegarde said about the name change. "It would make a strong political statement about our identity."