Cree Nations Heritage Centre
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      • Fred Sasakamoose >
        • Fred Sasakamoose; "Chief Thunder Stick"
    • Our Cree Heritage Lands >
      • Pictures, The Red Indians of the Plains by Rev. Hines
      • The Red Indians of the Plains by Rev. John Hines
    • Cree Culture & Traditions >
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      • Special Dance Exhibition By Terrance Goodwell
      • Our Stories: Fact & Fable
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      • Heritage Centre Construction
  • Residential Schools
    • Ken Lonechild Exhibit >
      • Interview With Ken Lonechild
    • Resilience Video Exhibit
    • Indian Residential Apologies Government of Canada >
      • Moment of Reckoning -- Turning the Page on a Dark Chapter of Our Shared History
      • Indian Residential School Apologies Aglican Church of Canada
      • IRS (Canadian Holocaust) Cree Stster From The North
      • Indian Residential Schools Student Documentary
    • IRS Survivors' Interviews By Cree Nations Heritage Centre >
      • Jeff Ahenakew
      • Darryl Caldwell
      • Gloria Ledoux
      • Stella Peekeekoot
      • Karen Pelletier
      • Ben Pratt >
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        • Nora Whitefish Community Response
    • TRC IRS Survivors' Interviews >
      • Stolen Children Residential School survivors speak out
      • Residential School Survivor Personal Stories
      • Truth & Reconciliation Stories From Residential School Survivors
      • TRC Interview Lorraine Hane
      • TRC Interview Peter Irniq
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      • TRC Interview Richard Kistabish
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  • Exhibits
    • Cannon Edward Ahenakew >
      • Edward Ahenakew - Anglican Church Images
      • Edward Ahenakew - Personal Notes
    • Freda Ahenakew: "Leading By Example" >
      • Interview with Freda's Daughters
      • Interview with Simon Bird
      • Freda Ahenakew Awards & Metals
      • Interview with Willard Ahenakew
      • Interview with Darren Okemaysim
    • Ken Lonechild Paintings >
      • Ken Lonechild "Early Artwork"
    • Our Missing Children Exhibit
    • Healing Through Heritage
    • Heritage Centre Artist Corner >
      • Tim Peckeekoot Art >
        • Meet Tim Peekeekoot
      • Ed Peekeekoot
      • Willard Ahenakew Art
      • Willie McAullie Art Gallery >
        • Early Days At Duck Lake, SK
        • Meet William McAullie
      • Allen Sapp
  • Media Gallery
    • Heritage Centre Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Video
    • Heritage Centre Grand Opening Photo/Video >
      • PANow Heritage Centre Grand Opening Video
      • Grand Opening Photo Gallery (Slide Show)
      • Grand Opening Photo Gallery Extras
    • Memorial Rock Dedication & Family Day 2014
    • Tipi Of Rememberance At Heritage Centre
    • Ahtahkakoop (Sandy Lake) Photo-Video Gallery >
      • Ahtahkakoop Our Elders Our Stories
    • Old Time Photos Gallery >
      • Early Days At Grand Rapids, MB
      • Early Days At Lac La Rounge & Stanley Mission, SK
      • Early Days At Onion Lake, AB & SK
      • Early Days At The Pas
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The Cree Nations Heritage Centre is located on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation of Treaty Six in the Province of Saskatchewan Canada. It is situated on Sandy Lake approximately 100 km west of Prince Albert. The purposes of the Centre are to have a First Nations' living memorial to the survivors of the Indian Residential Schools, and to show the proud heritage and culture of our people as one of the first peoples of this Land. Even more, we will show the resilience the Cree and other native peoples of this territory and beyond. We as Cree have endured many difficulties, hardships and setbacks before the Indian Residential Schools, through that era and after into our future always being strong with an unshakeable resilience. We will do our best to capture the spirit of our peoples through the Centre’s displays, exhibits of art, historical information and first hand video testimonies of Indian Residential School survivors and some that were placed in sanitariums. We will also display Cree history and feature exhibits and information about many notable and some not so well known but still very important to who we are as a First Nations' people. 

As part of our history, for over 100 years, we were removed from our homes and taken from our families. Our parents thought the government funded, church ran schools were there for our spiritual, cultural, and intellectual development. Little did they know, if we returned home, and many of us did not, we would come back with trauma. This and much more make our stories.
Open Monday - Friday
By Appointment Only
School Groups Are Welcome

  
Telephone: 306 468 2072
Email address: 
cree.nations@sasktel.net
 
Mailing address: Cree Nations Heritage Centre
  Box 340 Canwood, SK S0J 0K0
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306. 468. 2072 Tel.
306. 468. 2758 Fax.
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