‘Some Heroes Wear Moccasins:’ Saskatchewan Stabbing Victims Died Helping Others

Darryl Burns, brother of victim Gloria Burns, speaks during a Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations event where leaders provide statements about the mass stabbing incident that happened at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Sask., at James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., on Sept. 8, 2022. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu

Some of the people who died in the stabbing massacre on James Smith Cree Nation last month were killed because they were trying to help others, RCMP say.

Residents put themselves at risk and in some cases paid with their lives for simply trying to protect others in their community, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told The Canadian Press in a recent interview.