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Lighting a Candle
GAME DAY 🥌 IN CHISASIBI
Historic day in the Cree Nation of Chisasibi as 10 elite Indigenous curlers come together for a memorable game.
"Maybe one day we'll have an Indigenous curler from our community become a curling Olympian"
My @cbcsports story: https://t.co/a4CRbQs0G2
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) April 20, 2024
Tweet of the Week
Posted: 2024 Apr 20
Great creativity. pic.twitter.com/KM4QhlqWov
— Figen (@TheFigen_) April 19, 2024
Category Archives: Officialdom
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