Statement: Samuel Bird
Posted on: Oct 17, 2025
We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Samuel Bird. As they face the heartbreaking loss of someone so young and full of promise, our thoughts are with them during this incredibly difficult time.
With the discovery of Samuel’s remains yesterday, there is now an answer to the question that has weighed so heavily on all of us. While this is not the outcome anyone had hoped for, we are grateful that he has been found.
Though Samuel was not a Citizen of our Nation, we mourn alongside his community and those who knew and loved him. We also recognize the long and difficult road ahead for his family as they navigate a legal system that too often retraumatizes, and fails to adequately support, Indigenous victims, survivors, and their families.
We remain deeply grateful to the community members, volunteers, and everyone who came together, those who searched, prepared meals, and stood beside the family in hope and solidarity.