The festivities will also include talents shows, dinner, honour songs by a drum group and a moment of silence as well as a viewing of“We are going to be doing a gift exchange, having a prayer and we are going to play for the right reasons. We are going to play for our elders, the community, and the children from the past and for the future”.When talking about the residential schools Shattler pauses before saying “I really don’t have words that could describe the feeling.
“Sport gives you a lot of opportunity and it’s given me a lot of opportunities so that’s what I’m trying to express to these kids. That sport can give you a lot of opportunities,” Shattler said. “It teaches you life skills, it teaches you on the floor and off the floor. Lacrosse has really done a huge thing for the community of Standing Buffalo and I just want to keep going with that tradition.
The scrimmages are expected to start around 6:00 Monday evening at Bert Fox Community High School in Fort Qu’Appelle. “I think that we need to stand up for ourselves and stand together and we are starting that on Indigenous Day.”Bruce Urban sells Saskatchewan Rush to Priestner Sports Corporation – May 10, 2021