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Spazito

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Sun Nov 5, 2023, 09:38 AM Nov 2023

First Nations dancer uses new dance to reshape trauma and honour the past

Cradleboards are traditional Indigenous baby carriers. They're not commonly used in powwow dances, but Marrisa Moccasin-Mistuing wanted to put them front and centre at a recent powwow. As she tells it, they added the new women's dance to honour residential schools survivors and Indigenous parents everywhere.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2278530115795

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First Nations dancer uses new dance to reshape trauma and honour the past (Original Post) Spazito Nov 2023 OP
Also some good historic photos in this article Bayard Nov 2023 #1
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