It’s not surprising for Montanans to have plenty of political disagreements. What’s more uncommon? Neighbors whispering about each other at grocery stores and disrupting entire public meetings with passionate tirades. Welcome to the era of COVID-19, when debates about public health, personal liberties and science have reached a fever pitch. Those disagreements are tugging at tightly knit towns and counties, making some residents wonder how their communities will survive in more ways than one.
It’s not surprising for Montanans to have plenty of political disagreements. What’s more uncommon? Neighbors whispering about each other at grocery stores and disrupting entire public meetings with passionate tirades. Welcome to the era of COVID-19.
FSIN senator who started Regina’s “Chili for Children” campaign passes away
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is mourning the loss of Senator Theresa Stevenson.
A release from the organization Tuesday afternoon says Stevenson has passed away.
The late senator created “Chili for Children” in the 1980’s which has fed thousands of Regina families in the decades since.
Stevenson also played an active role in the FSIN’s Women’s Commission and was a tireless advocate for the treaty right to education.
A park in Regina is named after the former senator in recognition of her contributions and leadership in the community.
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Jan 27, 2021 9:26 AM
FSIN Senator Theresa Stevenson started Chili for Children in the 1980s, a program in Regina to feed school children. Stevenson died Monday at the age of 93. (Cowessess First Nation/Facebook)
Condolences are being expressed for two prominent First Nation leaders in Saskatchewan.
FSIN Senator Theresa Stevenson and Prince Albert Grand Council Senator Ron Michel died on Monday.
“It is with great sadness that the family of Senator Theresa Stevenson announced that she had passed away,” Dutch Lerat, Vice Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, said in a statement on Tuesday.
“She will be missed by the many people who loved her dearly and by the thousands of lives she touched with her charity work and selflessness. She was married to the late Bob Stevenson and she leaves behind a legacy that has left our world a better place.”