Saskatchewan has lost a First Nations elder.
Mike Pinay, who was 69, died Tuesday from health complications.
Pinay was born March 30, 1947 on the Peepeekisis First Nation.
He attended Lebret Indian Residential School for a decade during his younger years.
Pinay recently spoke out against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s $8.4 billion budget for First Nations people, saying it’s just a “Band-Aid solution.”
A funeral for Pinay will be held in Lebret on Friday at 11 a.m.
Pinay also spoke out against former prime minister Stephen Harper when he apologized for the legacy of residential schools in Canada, and when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report.
“When you talk about reconciliation, it has to work both ways; the government, plus our people,” Pinay said. “It’s not happening that way so far.”
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