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MONTREAL LAKE, Sask.
After nearly two years of research for worthy inductees, the Saskatchewan First Nations Sports Hall of Fame is now a reality.
"The Sports, Culture and Recreation Commission talked about it informally and we put together a resolution with the chiefs and it was unanimously passed," said Federation of Saskatchewan Indians vice-Chief Eugene Arcand.
"For 18 months to two years we sought out from the various tribal councils who would be suitable for induction and the five that were picked were continuously recommended."
Fred Sasakamoose, David Greyeyes Steele, Paul Acoose, Art Obey and Alex Wuttunee Decoteau are the first athletes to be honored in the Hall of Fame. Only Sasakamoose and Greyeyes Steele are still alive.
Sasakamoose was born on the Whitefish Lake Reserve in 1933 and at the age of eight he went to St. Michael's School in Duck Lake where he started to play and excel at hockey. As a 15-year-old he went to Moose Jaw to play with the Canucks in the Western Hockey League and following the 1952-53 season, Sasakamoose was called up to play 11 games with the National Hockey...