Photograph By
Jon Perez
Elders and leaders of various member tribes of the First Nations pose for a group photo after Monday’s launching of the First Nations-owned nîkihk cleaning kits now for sale at Sobeys Preston Crossing.
Photograph By
Jon Perez
It was officially a celebration of the ingenuity of Indigenous peoples in coming up with locally produced cleaning kits to help keep communities safe from the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was overshadowed, however, by developments within the movement to identify graves of children who died while in Canadian residential school.
Following the ceremonies marking the offering for sale of nîkihk cleaning kits at Sobeys Preston Crossing in Saskatoon, Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs executive director Neil Sasakamoose told reporters the tribal council is in the process of examining two of five sites identified as possible gravesites — an expected emotional and gruelling project they hope to finish before the end of the summer.