Chelsea Kemp

“I couldn’t get out of beds for days. I was crying all day,” Taypotat said. “I’m a mom and my daughter is eight. I couldn’t imagine sending her when she is four, the policemen coming and forcing me to give her up to go to these schools. It’s a nightmare— In the core of my soul it hurts.”

“The nice thing is when you are competing in dressage you are technically competing again yourself,” Jackson said. “You can look at the test that you’ve done, look at the patterns, and say, ‘I did better this week than last weekend.'”

"I'm excited about the opportunities it presents in terms of setting the platform for our future," Reed said.

."By putting the concept out there that captures the principals and ideas and concepts [of the Town] ... It invites partnership with the private sector. We can show what we hope to see," Derricott said.

"One of the things I learned clearly during COVID is the importance of our parks and people being able to recreate together," McFadden said. "Overall, it's good for the community."

“It will be a beautiful drive,” Messner said. “Our only worry right now is what’s going to happen with the fires. Every day is a bit of a challenge in making sure everything is going to work out.”

“A lot has been lost. A lot has been taken. But, our communities are still resilient. The Stoney Nakoda people have a very strong cultural foundation and language foundation. We want to build on that.”