‘It deserves a lot more attention and respect than it’s been given’: Beardy’s councillor commits to restoration of historic monument
A historic monument outside Fort Carlton Provincial Park is showing its age and a band councillor at Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation is calling on the federal government to do something about it.
The cairn, which recognizes the signing of Treaty 6, was raised in 1927, but Kevin Seesequasis told paNOW the fence is rusted out and the grass is unkempt.
“It’s really sad and unfortunate that it’s been allowed to get that way,” he said.
Seesequasis added there is no longer a dedication plaque on the cairn and said that speaks volumes to a lack of care.