One of the first things Dennis Meeches did when elected Chief in 1998 was visit his uncle, Second World War Veteran George Myran. Dennis presented his uncle with tobacco and asked him to work on a sacred project of building a cenotaph to honour their Veterans. George's design features a center piece shaped in the form of a tipi and on either side are round slabs with Veterans' names inscribed.
The cenotaph was dedicated on 20 June 1999, Treaty Day for Long Plain. It was erected by the members, Chief and council of the Long Plain First Nation and honours the local Veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War.
