Remembering Doug McMurtry

Today friends and family are gathering to mark the passing and celebrate the life of Rev. Doug McMurtry, a dear friend of the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre. Doug was an elder at many classes here and spent a lot of time with our students over the years. He was always at the graduations to celebrate with our students. We are so grateful for the time and knowledge he shared with our students and staff. He will be greatly missed.

You can read about his life in his obituary.

Doug worked in many northern communities. Elders there gifted him with these banners. In 2014, Doug wrote, in a letter gifting these banners to the Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre, “Some of the squares, as you will see, are of home-tanned moose hide and some of are of split cow hide. All speak of my love of Aboriginal people and I can think of no better place to give them[.]”

Thank you Doug, for these, and the many gifts your shared with us.