Northern Saskatchewan remembers 104-year-old Elder – MBC Radio

12 September 2016

People from all over English River First Nation are sharing their memories of a 104-year-old Elder who died last week.

Sarazine Bebe Ratt was also known as Kokum Bebe, and was still living independently after more than a century. The wake and funeral for her was held in Patuanak on the weekend.

Her daughter-in-law Martha Aubichon says when her husband Velmore visited Ratt two weeks ago, Ratt’s strength was still surprising them.

“We always check up on her, always. In the morning (Velmore) went down there and came back and said ‘you won’t believe what my mom is doing, she’s washing clothes,’ and I said ‘what?’ Like you know, she doesn’t want someone to help her, she likes to do things on her own. That was the type of person she was,” Martha said.

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