A tribute to 215 children who died at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School was placed on the steps of Prince Albert City Hall over the weekend.
After a long battle with cancer, Elder Tom Charles has passed away.
In a media release issued May 26 from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, it was announced Charles passed away Tuesday. Chief Tammy Cook-Searson said the community and leadership is in mourning after losing a very respected and admired Elder.
“His spiritual gifts helped him through 293 search and rescue efforts, only 15 of which went unsolved,” Cook-Searson said. “Tracker Tom would drop everything he was doing when called upon for any search, in any condition, in any part of the province, whether he knew the person or not. That’s who he was. He loved to help everyone, and he brought closure and healing to so many families with his gifts and compassion.”
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