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Celebrated Indigenous educator Cecil King dies at 90 – APTN News
A funeral was held in Saskatoon yesterday for a well-known and celebrated Indigenous educator. Cecil King died last Wednesday at the age of 90 . King founded the Indian Teacher Education Program at the University of Saskatchewan. Read More: https://www.aptnnews.ca/videos/celebrated-indigenous-educator-cecil-king-dies-at-90/
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Métis Community Mourns the loss of Taya Sinclair
March 18, 2022– Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) mourns the loss of Taya Sinclair, a young Saskatoon Métis woman and mother with roots in the community of Green Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan. “On behalf of Métis Nation–Saskatchewan, we express our heartfelt condolences to the Sinclair and Aubichon families for the loss of Taya, their beloved mother, daughter, […]
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First Nation ‘devastated’ after elder dies in crash with train – CBC
Mar 09, 2022 Community is fundraising for family of injured grandchildren Every morning when the school doors opened at Ochapowace Nation, Albert Isaac was there in his wheelchair with his smudge bowl, greeting people. The 65-year-old would go from class to class to pray and smudge with the students of Kakiswiew School, said Nicole Bear, […]
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In Memoriam: Harold R. Johnson
Prince Albert Grand Council’s Executive, Senators, Women’s Commission, management and staff would like to extend their condolences to the family and friends of the late Harold R. Johnson who passed away at the age of 68-years-old on Wednesday, February 11th, 2022. A band member of Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Harold Johnson was a graduate of […]
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Indigenous author Harold R. Johnson dead after battle with cancer – Global News
February 10, 2022 A prominent Saskatchewan Indigenous author has died. The family of Harold R. Johnson said he died Wednesday in Toronto surrounded by loved ones after a battle with cancer. He was 68. “The storyteller, trapper, father, brother, husband, uncle Harold R. Johnson took his final breath today and will continue the rest of […]
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PAGC Remembers Senator Simon Robillard
(Treaty 5, 6, 8 & 10 Territories)– The Prince Albert Grand Council’s Executive, Senators, Women’s Commission, management and staff would like to extend their condolences to the family and friends of the late Senator Simon Robillard, who passed away at the age of 92-years-old on Wednesday, September 15th, 2021. “Senator Simon Robillard was a highly-respected […]
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Remembering the lives lost: Vigil held for those buried on Cowessess First Nation – Global News
Saturday night’s vigil on Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan was a chance to remember, reflect and to honour the lives lost while attending Marieval Indian Residential School. Smudge and prayers in the tipi began at 7:30 p.m. followed by a moment of silence at 7:51 p.m. for the estimated 751 unmarked graves recently discovered. About 150 […]
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Candlelight vigil planned in Wilkie to honour residential school children – battlefordsNOW
The Wilkie and area community will be coming together for a candlelight vigil tonight to honour the 215 children recently found buried at the Kamloops, B.C., residential school site. The event will take place at 8 p.m. at the south entrance of Wilkie Memorial Park, located at Main Street and Fourth Avenue. The vigil is […]
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Estevan came together for a vigil honouring Indigenous children – Estevan Mercury
June 9, 2021 As the deep words were said and the drums were played, dozens of people bowed their heads in downtown Estevan last Friday honouring the children who died in the residential school system. The Métis Nation Saskatchewan Estevan Local No. 25 held a vigil in recognition of 215 Indigenous children whose remains were […]
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Remembering The 215 Indigenous Children With Walking Gallery – DiscoverWeyburn.com
03 June 2021 Last night the Weyburn Arts Council came together to pay respects and to honor the remains of the 215 Indigenous children that were discovered at the former Kamloops Residential School. “We gathered at the walking gallery site to install a remembrance and an honorarium of the massive grave unearthing in Kamloops, BC,” […]
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