Maskwacis bull rider heralded as ‘up-and-coming star’ dies during weekend rodeo

He says Saulteaux was from the Maskwacis area south of Edmonton but had recently been living on the Tsuut’ina Nation near Calgary.

Chief Randy Ermineskin posted a statement on the Ermineskin Cree Nation’s Facebook page.

“It is with a heavy heart that I write this in memory of one of our Ermineskin Cree Nation youth members. Seth Saulteaux was a promising athlete playing hockey and most recently competing in the sport of rodeo as a bull rider,” he wrote, reminiscing on when his son-in-law Kristopher ran alongside Saulteaux on his first-ever ride in 2014.

“Sethie, as we knew him, was recognized by his smile – one that everyone was greeted with. In April we crossed paths in Calgary at the Treaty hockey tournament after a few years of not seeing each other and when we met it was with his smile then with a hug,” he said.

Others poured onto social media to share their condolences, including Lita Krawler, who says she is one of Saulteaux’s older sisters.

The Indian National Finals Rodeo, which sanctions rodeos in the United States and Canada, posted a message of condolence to Saulteax’s family on Facebook, calling him “a dedicated bull rider” and “an up-and-coming star in the INFR circuit.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 4, 2023.

(With files from The Canadian Press)

by Canadian Press

Maskwacis bull rider heralded as ‘up-and-coming star’ dies during weekend rodeo

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