Regina's police chief says there are no plans to clear a protest camp across from the Saskatchewan legislature unless ordered to by the court.

Chief Evan Bray says he will comply with any court order but would prefer if the situation were resolved peacefully.

A growing number of tipis have been set up to protest racial injustice and the disproportionate number of Indigenous children apprehended by child-welfare workers since late February.

The provincial government filed an application with the court last week seeking a judge's order to have the protesters evicted.

Regina police officers moved in to break up the camp last month but it was set up again a few days later.

Protesters have filed a court challenge to have six arrests made during that eviction declared illegal.