Youth conference underway with high profile athletes invited
Organizers of a three-day youth conference hosted by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) are hoping a visit by two successful First Nation athletes will serve as an inspiration.
Former NHL player and Order of Canada inductee Fred Sasakamoose, along with water polo Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller, will both make appearances at the conference Jan. 4. Horn-Miller will be talking to attendees about bringing their warrior spirit to life, while Sasakamoose will be interviewed about his accomplishments by Abel Charles. Sasakamoose will also have his private memorabilia on display at the event before it’s sent to Ottawa’s Museum of Man later this year.
“It’s about bringing someone into their life to inspire them to be the best they can be,” said LLRIB prevention and recovery employee Lillian Sanderson. “We do have these exceptional athletes and people who have done well. Hopefully that’s an inspiration to our young people.”
An array of speakers already presented at the conference, which began today, including Prime Basketball Development founder Michael Linklater, Youth Action for Prevention Program co-ordinator Donna Banach, and fiddlers Tristen Durocher and Ralph Opikokew with many more to do so in the coming days. With students still on a break from classes, Sanderson said it was a good time to host an event with multiple invitees.