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Sasakamoose Tourney Showcases Indigenous Talent 5 Former Nhler, Teams from Quebec Participated in Event That Honours Hockey Legend’S Historic Achievement MAY 2018 VOLUME 21 - NUMBER 5 FREE Young archer sets an ambitious target Randall-Dre Friday proudly wears all of his medals he’s won over the years competing in archery and baseball. (Photo by Jeanelle Mandes) YOUTHFUL VOICES Darian Lonechild is one of two outstanding young leaders elected youth representatives for the FSIN. - Page 3 FRED’S TOURNAMENT An annual hockey tourney has been organized to honour the monumental accomplishment of Fred Sasakamoose. - Pag e 5 HAPPY IN STRIPES Charish Cameron-Gamble has put her stick down and picked up a referees whistle . - Page 7 FINDING HIS NICHE Felix Merasty is back working in the mining industry and he By Jeanelle Mandes Right off the bat, he taught himself how to play the couldn’t be happier . Of Eagle Feather News sport at home, creating his own targets in his backyard. - Page 13 A young rising archer has hopes of one day be - His two older brothers, Jon and Jeff, would play with coming a world champion shooter just like his role him as well. POWWOW PRINCESS model, Levi Morgan. “He now has three (bows) and loves his custom Britney Oakes was crowned “He’s the best shooter in the world,” said Randall- made Elite bow from New York,” Kayseas said. “I FNUniv Princess at the recent Dre Friday, who is a member of Cote First Nation but worked very hard seeing that Randall-Dre has a passion 40th anniversary powwow. resides in Fishing Lake First Nation. for archery. It’s absolutely exciting Randall-Dre has a - Page 17 Friday,14, has been participating in archery for lot of potential to offer the world.” two years but the passion was lit when his older broth - Since then, he has taken his passion serious and Sports & Youth Edition ers gifted him with his first bow as a Christmas present started competing in various provincial competitions in - Coming In June - National Aboriginal Day Issue at the age of four. Fast-forward ten years later, when he cluding the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) asked his mother, Sheryl Kayseas, to buy him a new and the Tony Cote Summer Games. CPMA #40027204 bow from Cabela’s to reignite that passion for the sport. • Continued on Page 2 Eagle Feather News MAY 2018 2 Friday works hard to honour sister’s memory • Continued from Page One Friday represented his community and Indigenous youth when he competed in the National Field Archery Association (NFAA) Vegas Shoot 2018 which was held in Las Vegas on February 9-11. It was there that a scout spotted him and invited Friday to an archery academy in Yankton, South Dakota for the upcoming fall season. With the short notice, Friday might not accept the opportunity but hopefully he will once he’s finished high school, said Kayseas. Friday was scooped up by Team Saskatchewan to compete in national competi - tions and plans to compete in the 2018 Canadian Tar - get & Field National Championships in Nova Scotia in August. In his spare time, Friday enjoys playing volleyball, hockey, baseball, basketball and hunting. Kayseas said her son is very active in hunting for the Elder’s in Fish - ing Lake First Nation and even off-reserve Band Mem - bers. “He hunts deer and moose. He and his brothers Randall-Dre Friday is an elite archer, dedicated hunter, outstanding pitcher and a straight-A student with disperse the meat to elders in the community,” said dreams of becoming the world champion archer. (Photo by Jeanelle Mandes) Kayseas. Friday faced the hardship of losing his oldest sis - good for my sister.’” kind and values life.” ter, Jackie, seven years ago to suicide. It was a trying Kayseas and her two oldest sons are always en - Friday’s goal is work hard to go to the Olympics time in his family’s life losing someone they were all couraging Friday to continue persevering to reach many in two years to compete in Japan with hopes of inspir - close to. When Friday competes, he always thinks to more accomplishments as an archer, an elite pitcher on ing other youth to work hard at what you love doing. himself that he will play his hardest for his sister. his baseball team and a dedicated hunter. “I want to go to university in South Dakota and “He shut down after she passed. They were “Randall-Dre wants to continue his goal he still do archery around the world,” said Friday. “Work really close,” said Kayseas. “Then he turned the strives for excellence in all that he does,” she said. hard and anything is possible. Never quit what you negative into a positive. He said ‘I’m going to do “He’s a very good young man. He’s very respectful, started.” Youth and sports a winner all the time I was very fortunate growing up to that, but it is a very important lesson to is so much more than just a game and ing if I choose to focus on healthy be able to have the opportunity to play be learned nonetheless. for me it was a place I could try my choices for myself. many different sports. Life is full of ups and downs and hardest and release a lot of built up emo - I was in a near fatal car accident at I honestly do not know where I unforeseen circumstances which is ex - tions I did not know what to do with. 17 where the driver was drunk and I would be without sports in my life. I actly what playing a sport will usually Now it is time I pass the baton onto had to quit all the sports I was playing. think it is important for our youth to be show us that you my children. I can - It was devastating. Sports have never able to play sports and create friend - need to be pre - not wait to be a been the same since, but that does not ships and have other adult figures as pared for whatever soccer/hockey mean you give up the stuff you love, mentors and role models. might happen, be - mom. As busy as I you just find another way. Unfortunately, there are many cause we have no know my life al - If you have the opportunity to join roadblocks to have that opportunity to control over the ready is and will a team, do not pass it up. It might be play sports as well. Not everyone has other team we only definitely continue hard to start out because you are shy or the same opportunities nor the same have control over to get, there is do not have too much confidence in number of obstacles to achieving some - ourselves. nothing that com - yourself in that certain skill but I can thing that some might be born with. This is exactly like life. We have pares to witnessing my children light guarantee you will not regret joining Speaking from experience, sports no control over other people we only up when they score their first goal and that team and the friendships you will or arts is something all youth need to have control over ourselves and our own being there for them when they lose make or the skill you will attain and have in their life. Sports have always choices. their first big tournament. that is something you can take with you been healing in my life. When we hold expectations too Teaching my kids to skate, snow - forever. I grew up playing hockey, soccer, high in life or for a game we usually board and golf is all on the agenda and Every child deserves to enjoy those karate, basketball, volleyball and track wind up disappointed but when we take I cannot wait for my babies to be shred - kinds of moments, memories and & field. I have made numerous friends a step back and look at the bigger pic - ding next to me on the mountain. The friendships made through the love of a who I am very grateful to have met and ture, we understand that there can be ultimate goal is to be able to coach at certain sport. created some lifelong friendships. many different outcomes and it might least one team both my kids play on. I just wanted to acknowledge the Hockey and soccer were my main not be the one we planned but most of It is nice to see my brothers coach - tragedy that happened last month and sports and one thing you learn to do on the time when we learn to take a minute ing together in the winter games as we our thoughts and prayers are with the a team is be a team player, which is to appreciate it all we find out we got a all grew up playing in the Winter and Humboldt Broncos, those who have something truly important to learn for lot more out of it. Summer Saskatchewan Indian Games. passed on to the spirit world, those who life in general. Learning how to win The friends we have made, the The only thing I ever really regret are healing and those who have lost humbly and learning how to lose with - skill we have gained and the discovering in my life was when my focus of sports their family member or friend, my heart out being bitter is not always easy and of our own self and what we like and do shifted to a focus of partying in my teen aches and it is something I could never not all teams you play on will teach you not like and what we are capable of.
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