Family, friends, elders gather at Sagkeeng First Nation to honour Tina Fontaine
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. — Dozens of people gathered in Tina Fontaine’s home community north of Winnipeg to honour her memory and comfort her family.
Chief Derrick Henderson of the Sagkeeng First Nation says they wanted to let the teen’s relatives know they are not alone.
Last week, Raymond Cormier was found not guilty of second-degree murder in Tina’s death.
The 15-year-old’s body was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg in 2014 after she came to the city to reconnect with her birth mother.