A picture taken in 2023, during an awareness walk at Beardy's Okemasis Cree Nation. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

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Family of murdered Beardy’s man marks two-year anniversary

Mar 25, 2025 | 8:52 AM

Two years have passed since Emilia Greyeyes’ brother was found dead in Saskatoon and she is still no closer to getting any answers.

At the time of his death on March 23, 2023, Aaron Brent Gamble was 54 and had two children.

“He was my only brother. I just think about him and what he was like and his smile so that’s what gets me through,” she explained.

(Submitted/ Emilia Greyeyes)

Gamble, who was a father, grandfather, sibling and friend, was found deceased in the 2300 block of 17th Street West.

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At this time there’s been no arrests and police have previously released a video that shows three people of interest depositing a large container in the dumpster where Gamble’s body was later found.

Noting her brother received his Bachelor of Education degree in 1996 and taught in a number of locations including Beardy’s Okemasis Cree Nation, Thunderchild First Nation, Montreal Lake Cree Nation and Cumberland House, Emilia can’t fathom why anyone would want to cause him harm.

“That’s the million dollar question why would somebody hurt him,” she said.

At the time of her brother’s death, Emilia acknowledged she was very withdrawn and took time away from work. She has however since returned to work and admitted it provides a good distraction, and keeps her busy.

“There was so many times where I would get very emotional but now I can tell that things are moving slowly and I’m dealing with it better because I can talk about him and talk about what happened without breaking down or getting too emotional about it,” Emilia said, adding she keeps in contact with with her niece.

“She just wants to know about the investigation and how things are going, but yeah my children were really affected by it. They noticed a big change in me but I think slowly, I’m getting back to back to the way I was.”

(Submitted/ Emilia Greyeyes)

With respect to the police investigation, Emilia noted there is a new investigator and Saskatoon Police stay in contact with her to let her know they have not given up.

“They keep me updated as much as they can but they cannot share like too much about it just that I have to be patient and just to wait and see what happens.”

However not lost on Emilia’s mind, is the knowledge there is someone out there who knows exactly what happened to her brother and can resolve the case.

“I am just hoping that one day soon that they come forward and give the information that is needed to finally break his case,” she said. “I hate the word closure and I just do not like saying closure, just help us get the justice that he deserves because he didn’t deserve what happened to him.”

(Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

On Monday, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) released a statement, requesting the public’s assistance regarding the tragic death of Aaron Gamble.

“Today marks the two-year anniversary of Aaron’s death, the family needs peace, this has continued harm for them and for Aaron’s community,” FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron said.

Chief Cameron urges anyone who may have knowledge to come forward and contact the police.

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