Fred Sasakamoose
Frederick ‘Fred’ Sasakamoose was one of the first Canadian Indigenous players in the National Hockey League. He played 11 games with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953–54 season. After retiring from ice hockey, he became a band councilor of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, serving for 35 years. He died from complications from the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan in November...
