LLRB chief recognized by national group
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is being recognized.
In a media release sent out Monday The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) announced the LLRB chief had won the 2021 Indigenous Women in Leadership Award.
The CCAB said chief Cook-Searson was given the award for a range of accomplishments. One of those accomplishments being her work to build a $16 million treatment and recovery centre in La Ronge to help serve northerners.
CCAB also recognized Cook-Searson’s work as president of Kitsaki Management LTD, which employs almost 1,000 people and is involved in a range of businesses from catering to insurance.