Inside James Smith Cree Nation’s council chambers, you will find the words “Remember Me” spelled out in dancing figures painted on an orange wall.
The words have taken on a whole new meaning since violence and death visited the central Saskatchewan community last September.
They remind Chief Wally Burns of the 11 lives lost and the 17 others forever changed by their injuries in the First Nation and the nearby village of Weldon, which sit about 200 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
The massacre that took place in the early hours of Sept. 4, 2022, was carried out by 32-year-old community member Myles Sanderson, who
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