Despite these cautions, Grand Chief Salamoo Cook is Coming to Town! is an engaging read-aloud with catchy musical numbers. The back matter includes a large glossary of Cree words – character names are ...

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business on Monday named Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson as this year’s recipient of the Indigenous Women in Leadership Award.

Cook-Searson first won a spot on council in 1997 and has served as the band's chief since 2005. The chief was the face of the band when people were evacuated by wildfires.

“Chief Cook-Searson is the embodiment of what the 2021 Indigenous Women in Leadership Award is meant to celebrate – she is passionate, driven and a true groundbreaker,” said Susannah Pierce ...