Keepness

Mother of missing Tamra Keepness dies, search continues 19 years after disappearance

Jul 5, 2023 | 3:16pm

A woman whose daughter has been missing for 19 years is being remembered as someone dedicated to her children. Lorena Keepness, the mother of Tamra Keepness, died suddenly in late May. Cowessess First Nation Chief Erica Beaudin spoke of the mother’s death during an annual barbecue in Regina marking the anniversary of the child’s disappearance. Beaudin said […]

Indigenous Elder upset at treatment from Walmart

May 6, 2022 | 4:24pm

The chief from the Muscowpetung First Nation is upset that one of her elders feels like she was a victim of racism at a Regina Walmart. Elder Joyce Keepness asked customer service there to buy 10 $100 gift cards at the east side Walmart last October after her cousin’s funeral. But the questioning Keepness received […]