James Smith Cree Nation Chief Wally Burns said there are four families struggling to decide whether to go back to their homes. The First Nation is trying to find solutions but funding from Ottawa is 'a slow process'. saskatchewan
The Sept. 4 stabbing rampage left 11 people dead and 18 injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., northeast of Saskatoon.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Houses became crime scenes on the First Nation of about 1,900 people 170 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. Even after police left, some families devastated by the massacre can’t fathom returning to those homes.
Bonnie, 48, and Gregory, 28, who was called “Jonesy” by family, were both killed during the attack at the family home. Gloria Lydia Burns, a 61-year-old community member, also died trying to assist Bonnie, who called for help from her home. Since the stabbings, Brian Burns has been sharing a hotel room in Melfort, Sask., 40 kilometres south of the First Nation, with his three surviving sons, granddaughter and grandson.
He says they have already received so much support and it means a lot to his family. He has been told they will get a ready-to-move home but doesn’t know when.
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