JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — Eddie Head felt a deep pull toward his Saskatchewan First Nation as it was enveloped in devastation. He had been a community leader for decades for James Smith Cree Nation and served a term as chief.
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — Eddie Head felt a deep pull toward his Saskatchewan First Nation as it was enveloped in devastation.
Eleven people were killed and 17 were injured on the First Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon.The killer may be gone but the loss and fear he caused remains. Fresh flowers are still regularly placed at the grave sites of those who died and a memorial on the side of the road is a constant reminder.His wife, Bonnie, 48, and son Gregory, 28, were killed. Another 14-year-old son was stabbed but survived.
"It's tough to bury your wife and son at the same time," Burns says."I don't know if I'll ever get over it." The First Nation received its name from the original chief who signed Treaty 6 in 1876. But with settlers came colonization, generations of broken promises and destroyed families. Head, who was working in construction at the time of the stabbings, was approached afterward to become the community’s justice and policing director.
In the meantime, Mike Marion is tasked with trying to provide mental health supports. The First Nation's health director says every single person there has been affected.
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