Saskatchewan First Nations mourn loss of Elder

Howard Cameron Sr., of the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, passed away on Feb. 12, 2013. Cameron began his career in justice with the RCMP in the 1970s, an unrelenting advocate for justice. At a FSIN Justice Commission meeting where he served as an Elder he once said, “One of the easiest things to do is turn your back and say we’ll let the police handle that, we’ll let the courts handle that. The police cannot come to our communities and arrest the problems away.” He served as the Saskatchewan representative on the RCMP Commissioner’s National Aboriginal Advisory Committee and the Saskatchewan Commanding Officer’s Aboriginal Advisory Committee. Most recently, he served as an Elder at the First Nations University’s Northern Campus in Prince Albert. Howard’s daughter, the late Robin Cameron, followed in her dad’s footsteps when she joined the RCMP. She was killed in the line of duty in 2006.