As families gather to bury their dead, James Smith Cree Nation struggles to heal
Chief Robert Head of Peter Chapman First Nation, one of three bands that make up James Smith Cree Nation, smiles with his five-year-old grandchildren Lance McLean and Brielle Burns.The killings began in homes around the northern part of the community before sunrise — at least three attacks, followed by five more in the central village and two in the south, said Chief Robert Head, tracing the path with his hand across a map on the wall of his office.
He's pushing for funding to build a healing centre to address long-term trauma and provide spiritual support to young people from elders. "I'm really hurting to see my grandchildren without a mother now," said Elder Ron Paul of James Smith Cree Nation, grandfather of Lana's children.Chief Wilton Littlechild of Maskwacis, Alta. said that when he got the news, he was driving. He had to pull over.
"If you look at what's behind each individual's life choices ... I'm sure you can trace it back to residential school history," he said.
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