James Smith Cree Nation

JAMES SMITH –  The Chief of James Smith is calling on FSIN for answers for an unaccounted $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds.   In a post obtained by SaskToday.ca from the Chief of James Smith, it said, “In our commitment to transparency, we have uncovered additional concerning details regarding the handling of COVID-19 relief […]

A report into how Mounties responded to a mass killing and manhunt in Saskatchewan has found some communication problems but nothing that significantly impacted the outcome. Police captured Myles Sanderson three days after he killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon. Sanderson, […]

A First Nations chief in Saskatchewan says his community needs a seat at the table after a probe into the release of a mass killer failed to include members’ input.   A joint investigation by the Correctional Service of Canada and the Parole Board of Canada into the statutory release of Myles Sanderson was made public Tuesday.  […]

The James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN), along with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), continues to advocate for inclusion in discussions regarding Correctional Services Canada (CSC) and the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) decision-making processes, following their exclusion from the preparation of a recent report and recommendations. […]

The James Smith Cree Nation says the Saskatchewan Coroners Service inquest into the death of Myles Sanderson served its purpose as a fact-finding mission. However, they are disappointed the recommendations that were made are non-binding. A six-person jury made four recommendations after hearing testimony from witnesses for four days in Saskatoon last week, where they […]

Jury deliberations have begun at a Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest into how a man who stabbed and killed 11 people and injured 17 others died in police custody.  Robert Kennedy, the coroner overseeing the inquest, told jurors Thursday they will have to determine whether Myles Sanderson intended to kill himself when he consumed a toxic amount […]

A Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest into the death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a stabbing rampage is expected to hear from its final two witnesses.  Jurors have heard how Myles Sanderson laughed and asked Mounties how many people he had killed when he was taken into custody on Sept. […]

A mass killer on the run after a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan was “smug” while officers took him into custody, a coroner’s inquest heard Wednesday.  Const. Bill Rowley told jurors Myles Sanderson was laughing as police placed him in handcuffs.  “Smug, cocky and arrogant,” Rowley said of Sanderson’s demeanour during his arrest on the side of a […]

A Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest is expected to hear more from officers and paramedics who responded as a mass killer was taken into police custody.  Myles Sanderson had been on the run for several days when police caught up to him on Sept. 7, 2022. Jurors were shown video from RCMP dashboard cameras of a high-speed police pursuit […]

A coroner’s inquest is hearing details about how Mounties searched for a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in the days after the mass stabbing in Saskatchewan. Myles Sanderson had been on the run for several days when police caught up to him on Sept. 7, 2022.  During a pursuit, the 32-year-old […]