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Harry Rusk

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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People and Personal Stories, Art and Artists
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Biography of country musician Harry Rusk, the first Indigenous musician to appear on the Grand Ole Opry.
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Laura Vinson

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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Art and Artists
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Laura Vinson is a singer/songwriter who was born in Edmonton and grew up in Brule Alberta. She is of English/Cree and French Canadian/Cherokee descent.
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Cree Elder Henry Beaver sharing with us how to stop a storm using traditional knowledge in Fort Smith, NWT. :)

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Richard Van Camp, Voices of Amiskwaciy
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Skills and Teachings
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Henry Beaver showing us how to stop a storm in Fort Smith, NWT
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First Meetings Project Photograph Exhibit

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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History and Resistance, Skills and Teachings, Art and Artists
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This project includes the research and re-creation of the First Meetings between Alberta’s First Nations people and the French Voyageurs along the setting of Edmonton’s River Valley.
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Our Buffalo Hunts

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and Territory
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A first hand account of one of the Métis people's last great buffalo hunts on the Alberta prairie

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Harold Cook - My Story

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories
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This is my story about sexual abuse at Grollier Hall residential school, my struggle and my healing journey.

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Teaching Kindergarten students about family with Elder Theresa Strawberry

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings
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Kindergarten students learn about family through Elder Theresa Strawberry's stories
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National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Music

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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Elementary school students learn about the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls through music
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Feather Reine: Healing through Dance

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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People and Personal Stories, Art and Artists
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A story of healing and reconnecting with culture through pow wow dancing.

Mossbag and Swing Teachings

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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Language, Skills and Teachings
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Mossbag and Swing teachings shared by Dr. Darlene Auger.
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Imagine A Canada Youth Showcase

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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Through a national contest students from across Alberta were invited to create a work of art representing what Reconciliation means to them. Winners were invited to an event with Alberta's Lieutenant Governor where they shared their artwork and discussed.
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Michel First Nation: Alberta's Untold History

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Voices of Amiskwaciy
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History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory, Indigenous Governance and Economies
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A brief history of the Michel Callihoo reserve disbanded in the 1950s and their aspirations for the future.

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