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Louison, Norman Wayne 11-18-1977; Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan
Topic Started: May 16 2008, 06:06 PM (557 Views)
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Norman Wayne LOUISON
Date Last Seen: 1977-11-18
Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan

Photo Date: 1977-06
Age: 15 Years Old
Date of Birth: 1962-01-11
Race: Aboriginal Descent
Gender: Male
Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Weight: 62 kg (140 lbs)
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Features: Pigeon toed.
Clothing Worn at time of disapearance: Blue jeans, running shoes, and a brown down filled winter coat.
File #: 1977-1881
Agency: RCMP - Regina
Additional Information:
On the 18th of November, 1977, Norman LOUISON, 15 years old, was last seen walking to a residence on the Cowessess First Nation near Broadview, SK at approximately 2:00 a.m. Several air and ground searches were conducted, however, LOUISON has not been located.


If you have any information regarding the disappearance of this person please contact one of the following agencies:

Regina RCMP Historical Case Unit at (306) 780-5582
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Email saskmissingpersons@rcmp-grc.gc.ca <saskmissingpersons@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
Lauran

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Norman Wayne Louison has been missing since late 1977. (RCMP)RCMP investigators and a forensic anthropologist will excavate four new search sites this fall in a 1970s missing person case.

Norman Wayne Louison of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation, about 160 kilometres east of Regina, disappeared in November 1977.

Louison, 15, had been to a party and had played some pool with friends. The last anyone saw of him was when he rode on horseback over a hill toward the nearby Cowesses First Nation.

RCMP Sgt. Brent Ross took on the Louison file two years ago and said the investigation has involved nearly 200 interviews plus out-of-province trips as far south as Dallas.

Ross said the investigation remains one of the most active cold cases in Saskatchewan.

Four search sites on the Cowesses First Nation have been identified based on new information, he said, including an area that contains two abandoned wells.

But Louison's eldest brother said after more than three decades, the family doesn't hold out much hope. Fred Louison says there have been too many dead ends in the case.

Family haunted
Another brother, Urbin Louison, said the case has haunted the family.

"We worried about it for at least 10 years," he said. "Every day we wondered what happened. We did a lot of searching and we got a lot of people phoning and telling us that they had tips. But every time we checked out the tips, we never found anything.

"Mom and Dad went all the way to Los Angeles, we seen a psychic. We called in medicine men to try and find my brother. We came to no conclusion with them, either. They used to tell us he was alive and stuff but we never ever seen him. There was one in Manitoba that told us he was alive, but another told us he was dead so at that time their guess was as good as mine.

"After that many years, in myself, I feel just let him be," said Urbin, adding he had to accept years ago that he would likely never know what happened to his little brother. But he added finding out what happened would help his family heal.
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More dead ends, more heartache for the family of missing teenager Norman Wayne Louison
By Kevin Blevins Thu, Oct 1 2009 COMMENTS(1) Best from the Newsroom
Filed under: RCMP, missing, Cowessess and Kahkewistahaw First Nations, Urbin Louison, Broadview, Norman Wayne Louison
Nearly 32 years after Norman Wayne Louison disappeared on a November night, in and around the beautiful Qu'Appelle Valley, the RCMP and the teenager's family have not given up. The latest searches have yielded no further clues, but the investigation into the 1977 disappearance remains open. Read more here.

I first stumbled upon the Louison case in journalism school, at the University of Regina, in the fall of 1989. At that time, the mystery was already 12 years old.

I did an extensive story on the disappearance for the graduates' magazine in the spring of 1990, based on a number of interviews. One of them was with Urbin Louison, Norman Wayne's brother. Before embarking on a tour of the many search sites, Urbin and I sat in a cafe in Broadview, Sask., a few kilometres away from where the teenager was last seen. If I close my eyes today, I can still picture the pain on Urbin's face as he described the helplessness of suddenly losing his brother, without explanation, without a trace. We went through the details of the fateful night and through all the rumours and subsequent searches that followed in the years afterward. Urbin described, in detail, the suffering that occurs in a missing person case for the family members left behind: the anxiety of always searching for answers, but the guilt of turning a suspicious eye to those you believe may know the answer, even though you have no hard evidence.

What struck me that day — what still strikes me now as I read the story we have posted on leaderpost.com today — is the courage of Urbin's conviction: He is determined to find out what happened to his brother, some way, some how, before he leaves this good Earth. It's not about blame. It's not about revenge. It's simply about closure. Knowing for sure, absolutely without question, that Norman Wayne is dead and is at peace.

After touring the Cowessess and Kahkewistahaw First Nations that day with Urbin, in February of 1990, I learned an important lesson about journalism and one that has served me well in my career: Missing person cases are important stories to tell, regardless of how old the cases are, regardless of how many times the stories have been told. Every time, we shed light on one of these mysteries, there is a chance the police will receive a new lead, a new key that may finally unlock the mystery once and for all.

As journalists, it's the very least we can do.

If journalism is still about afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted, then we can never do enough stories about missing person cases, for the loved ones of missing people are truly afflicted. The pain of suddenly losing a loved one, without explanation, is a horrible heartache beyond comprehension for most of us. After overcoming the grief of such a sudden loss, accepting a death without a body, never knowing how or why your loved one died becomes the worst fear.

That was Urbin Louison's worst fear when I first met him in 1990. Sadly, it's still his worst fear today.

Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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