Fred Sasakamoose.He was 86 years old when he passed away from complications of the COVID-19 virus. It’s been a long and emotional year for the Sasakamoose family.Neil Sasakamoose, son of the late hockey icon, described the year-long journey as “lingering grief.” Son of Indigenous Ex-NHLer Fred Sasakamoose posts emotional video The former NHL player was from the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation who played for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1953-54.
He was a residential school survivor who wrote a book called Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School based on his experience at St.
Michael’s residential school in Duck Lake, Sask.Fred’s autobiography was released on May 18, the day that was proclaimed as Fred Sasakamoose Day by both the.