AYAHKOKOPAWIWIYIN or Fred Sasakamoose was born in 1933 on what is now called Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
She is a Toronto-based writer and editor who has worked with many bestselling Canadian authors and has penned eleven books..
MEG MASTERS assisted Fred Sasakamoose in writing his memoir.
He passed away in 2020.
Sasakamoose became a member of the Order of Canada in 2017.
He has been inducted into four different sports Halls of Fame, served on the NHL Diversity Task Force, and was a board member for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Sasakamoose is recognized for his achievements by the Assembly of First Nations and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
After retiring From hockey, Fred dedicated his time to activism in order to improve the lives of Indigenous peoples through the power of sport.
A Residential School Survivor, Fred is known as the First Indigenous Player with Treaty status to play in the NHL.
AYAHKOKOPAWIWIYIN or Fred Sasakamoose was born in 1933 on what is now called Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in Saskatchewan