James Smith Members Who Helped After Massacre Say Inquest Should Have Heard From Them

Published on January 24, 2024

Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation who provided support after a mass stabbing say a coroner’s inquest should be hearing about their response. Cindy Ghostkeeper-Whitehead said she’ll never forget the call she received early on Sept. 4, 2022, that something terrible was unfolding on the James Smith Cree Nation. Myles Sanderson, 32, killed 11 people and injured 17 others there, and in the nearby village of Weldon, during a stabbing rampage. Mr. Sanderson died in police custody a few days later. One of the people killed, Gloria Lydia Burns, was a crisis worker who had been called to a home to help another victim....

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