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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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