News and Media Releases

For Immediate Release
September 30, 2021

SWIFT CURRENT, SK – The City of Swift Current, along with a number of regional partners, is pleased to announce that it will be showing a premiere screening of the historic Treaty 4 and Métis Nation Flag Raising Ceremony that took place on Monday, September 27^th, 2021 at the Swift Current Flag Court, located on Treaty 4 territory, the unceded ancestral lands of the Cree, Anishinabek, Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota Nations and the homelands of the Metis people.

The event will begin at 7:00 PM on the City of Swift Current’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CityOfSwiftCurrent.

We would like to thank our many partners for making this possible, including:

• The Swift Current & Area Truth and Reconciliation Committee
• Nekaneet First Nation
• Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Western Region III
• Great Plains College
• Chinook School Division
• Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre
• Southwest Multicultural Association
• Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan
• Swift Current Branch Library

“Collectively, we encourage all citizens to take the time to watch this video and join us on our journey towards reconciliation,” said Swift Current Mayor Al Bridal. “This ceremony demonstrates the power of individuals, groups and communities working together with a common purpose, and we can only make progress if we continue to work together.”

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For more information, please contact:

Michael Boutilier
Communications & Stakeholder Relations Coordinator
City of Swift Current
306.741.0732
m.boutilier@swiftcurrent.ca