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"We're very proud of the committee and volunteers and if it wasn't for our sponsors nothing would have been possible. We've heard nothing but good comments. We were able to provide our visitors with what they needed. There were some hot days and some kids were dehydrated, but it's a learning experience for us. Overall it went very well, better than what we expected."
"I'd also like to thank the leaders who took the time to build these games, the founders..." said [Sheldon Wuttunee].Many special guests and dignitaries attended the summer games, including Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Lawrence Joseph, Premier Lorne Calvert, provincial minister of First Nations and Métis Relations Maynard Sonntag and a number of territorial chiefs. Alexander Latta, Alex Decouteau's grandnephew, was also on hand, along with two of [Decoteau]'s grandnieces.See the full content of this document
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Red Pheasant Summer Games a Success
Alex Wuttunee Decoteau would no doubt have been proud to see all the young First Nation athletes competing at the Saskatchewan First Nation Summer Games held at Red Pheasant First Nation and the Battlefords from July 22 to 26.
The games were dedicated to Decoteau, an outs...See the full content of this document
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