[5] He played 11 games with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953–54 season; the rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1960, was spent in various minor leagues.
After his playing career, Sasakamoose became involved in Indigenous affairs, and served as chief of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation for a period.
[7][2] When he was six years old, Canadian authorities forced Sasakamoose and his brother into a truck and took them to an Indian residential school in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.
[10] During the season he made his NHL debut with the Chicago Black Hawks, playing November 20, 1953 against the Boston Bruins.
Sasakamoose played two games with Chicago before being sent back to junior, though he was called up again a few months later after Moose Jaw's season ended in February 1954.
[13] Starting in 1961, he used his fame to promote opportunities for youth in sports which included ice hockey, long-distance running, track and field, soccer, and basketball.
[14] At the time of his death, Sasakamoose's memoir, Call Me Indian, was being finished, and had a scheduled release date of April 6, 2021.