A photo from the walk in 2023. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Raising awareness

Unity Walk enters home stretch

Sep 27, 2025 | 3:00 PM

The fourth annual Unity Walk starts Monday, west of Prince Albert and will make its way to Mistawasis First Nation by late Tuesday.

As in past years, they’re raising awareness for residential school survivors, missing and murdered Indigenous people, mothers against drugs, and the 2022 tragedy at James Smith Cree Nation.

Connie Primeau is one of the walk’s founders, and noted that their theme this year is going home because it will be her last walk.

“It has helped so many people’s lives, and like the support that comes in through the donations, working with highways and the RCMP, it seems to be getting better every year,” she said, adding her hope someone else will take it over.

The walk will begin early Monday morning at Kachur’s Golf Course, and participants who are encouraged to wear red will make their way to Shellbrook, where they will camp for the night.

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Switching to orange colours on Sunday, they will then proceed to Mistawasis, where a warm meal will be waiting for them. Noting the numerous people she has talked to as part of the healing journey, Primeau said she enjoys hearing how great they feel after.

“They didn’t believe they could do something like that, and the feeling they get is just so emotional, and I’ve seen some of them crying,” she said.

Sandra Greyeyes is the walk’s other organizer, and also feels they’ve made a difference by raising awareness about missing and murdered people.

“Men, women and children, and we have to try and find a way to get rid of that. There are so many going missing,” she said.

Roughly 50 people attended last year’s walk and were followed by Prince Albert Northern Bus Lines, which provides a place to rest as well as bathroom breaks. Primeau and Greyeyes both noted that any money or food left over after the walk will be given to the homeless in Prince Albert.

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