**CERTIFICATIONS**

  I, **Nicholas Kaiser**, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of **Saturna Investment Trust**;

 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement    of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements    made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not    misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information    included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial    condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if    the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows)    of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for    establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined    in Rule 30a-3 (c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant    and have:

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a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure    controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that    material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated    subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly    during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal    control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide    reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the    preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with    generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure    controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the    effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within    90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control    over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the    period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably    likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial    reporting; and

 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, to    the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’sboard of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation    of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to    adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize,  and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees    who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial    reporting.

 

Date: January 29, 2013  /s/ *Nicholas Kaiser*  President 

**CERTIFICATIONS**

I, **Christopher Fankhauser**, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of **Saturna Investment Trust**;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement  of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements  made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial  condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if  the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows)of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined  in Rule 30a-3 (c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)  for the registrantand have:

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a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure    controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that    material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated    subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly    during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal    control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide    reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the    preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with    generally accepted accounting principles; 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls    and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness    of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior    to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control    over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the    period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably    likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial    reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, to  the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s  board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the    design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are    reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,    process, summarize, and report financial information; and    b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees    who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial    reporting.

 

Date: January 29, 2013

/s/ *Christopher Fankhauser*  Treasurer