Mitchell Saddleback: Pawakan Macbeth

January 25, 2020 Interview with Mitchell Saddleback who was an actor in the Pawakan Macbeth theatrical play and the movie Cold Pursuit. Guide: You can talk about some of the problems that an Indigenous actor runs into if you want. So what’s Pawakan Macbeth all about: Mitch: Macbeth is a Shakespeare play. It’s about a…

Maskwacis Hawks Hockey

Maskwacis Minor Hockey Asssociation @homeofthemaskwacishawks January 28, 2020: Edmonton. PeeWee 2 and PeeWee Female playing at Rogers Place this afternoon. Good job to the managers Lacey Alexis and Cheryly Montour for giving these teams the opportunity to skate on the ice that many NHL players play on. Good job to the coaching staff. They also…

Buffalo Treaty 2019

Back in September 2019, Samson Councilor Kurt Buffalo organized a Buffalo Signing Treaty with the Four Nations of Maskwacis, the Peepeekisis Cree Nation and the Woodland Cree Nation. This is one of a few Buffalo Signing Treaties between the First Nations of North America. The buffalo disappeared about 150 years ago from the North American…

Emergency Shelter

The Samson Community Wellness department (780-585-3634) will provide temporary shelter to those community members who are experiencing homelessness and need a warm place to stay for the night. If you see someone in need of shelter please call the Community Wellness After Hours: 780-335-5953 or the Maskwacis Mobile Mental Health Crisis Unit at 780-362-2150. There…

Australian Hockey Team in Samson

The Australian hockey team the Kaurna Boomerangs played a game against the Maskwacis Hawks on January 13, 2020, and the game ended in a tie 8-8 with an overtime win by the Boomerangs to win it. There were quite a few Maskwacis hockey fans in the seats and some Samson Councilors were on the ice…