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Dakotah Pratt, Dakota (Oceti Sakowin)

3 Sunday afternoons with Maskwacis residents Dakotah Pratt & Joshua Saddleback

Dates: March 26 & April 2, 16

Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM

Location: Seventh-day Adventist Church 6910 University Drive Lacombe, AB T4L 1Z9

Please call to register (403) 782-6131

“I am from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, located in Southern Manitoba. I currently reside in Maskwacis, Alberta with my wonderful partner Joshua and our two beautiful daughters. I’m pursuing my B.Ed. at the University of Alberta. I am passionate about motherhood, reconnecting to my ancestral roots, active lifestyle and building strong relationships through community.”

Dakotah is a member of Squad, the first all-Indigenous Women’s Softball team, which qualified for the Canadian National Championships in its first season, 2022.

Joshua Saddleback, Samson Cree Nation

Joshua is a graduate of Mamawi Atosketan Native School (Maskwacis) and MacEwan University (Police and Investigation Studies). Joshua is a proud father and an all-round athlete who quarterbacked the Wetaskiwin Composite High School team in his junior and senior years, competed as a power lifter while at MacEwan, and plays softball for the Maskwacis men’s team. Between MANS and MacEwan, Joshua attended Maskwacis Cultural College, where he studied with Cree Knowledge Keeper Jerry Saddleback.

An interview with Joshua, preceded by a short speech by his father Chief Vern Saddleback, can be viewed at albertaadventist.ca/chiefandson