June 1st marks the beginning of Pride month and Opaskwayak Cree Nation held a flag raising cermeony last Wednesday, where a small group of people gathered at the base of the OCN community sign, braving windy, raining weather to show their support.
Maureen Brown greeted those in attendance, a prayer was offered by Linda Buchanan and Edwin Jebb brought welcoming remarks from Chief and Council, telling the group the flag would fly for the entire month of June and it was being done to help educate people about pride month. Jebb encouraged people to respect everybody and not be ashamed of who they are.