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James Smith Cree Nation to quietly mark anniversary of mass stabbing

Click to play video: 'Two Killings, the same day, one year apart: Why James Smith Cree Nation mourns'
Two Killings, the same day, one year apart: Why James Smith Cree Nation mourns
It has been one year since Myles Sanderson went on a murderous rampage through the community, killing 11 people and leaving 17 injured. It also marks the day, exactly one year prior, that another young man shot and killed two residents and injured a third. Both incidents are believed to have involved drug use. Nathaniel Dove reports – Sep 3, 2023

Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation will quietly gather today to mark the one-year anniversary of a mass stabbing.

Some of the families affected by the tragedy are to return to James Smith Cree Nation, northeast of Saskatoon, for the first time.

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Chaos descended on the First Nation a year ago when 32-year-old Myles Sanderson moved from one home to another, busting down doors and attacking people.

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Eleven people were killed and 17 were injured on the First Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon.

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A church service and a small gathering in the First Nation’s treatment lodge is expected to take place this afternoon.

The First Nation held a powwow and vigil earlier this weekend, offering members a chance to grieve and heal.

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