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Honour song for the dead: Mi’kma’ki mourns as death toll rises in shooting spree’s aftermath – APTN News

by ahnationtalk on April 21, 2020259 Views

April 20, 2020

Cpl. De-Anne Sack woke up on Sunday and found herself in a nightmare.

The Mi’kmaw RCMP officer felt helpless and speechless upon learning “the tragic news” that a fellow officer was one of at least 19 people dead after a gunman’s rampage shook 16 different locations across northern and central parts of Nova Scotia.

“We’re in a time of crisis and we’re in this pandemic and then this happens. I don’t even have the words. I felt lost, I felt empty, I felt numb,” she said.

Sack, a member of Sipekne’katik First Nation, was “a sister and a colleague” of Cst. Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year RCMP veteran who was killed while responding to the shooting.

“She really embraced our communities, and as a female member she brought those attributes of kindness, compassion, caring and sincere interest in our communities,” Sack said of her colleague’s work in local Mi’kmaw communities.

Read More: https://aptnnews.ca/2020/04/20/honour-song-for-the-dead-mikmaki-mourns-as-death-toll-rises-in-shooting-sprees-aftermath/

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