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Announcer 1: This is the first
first nation--
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Tina keeper: Welcome to
the 30th anniversary
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Of the indspire awards.
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- I'm tina keeper.
- I'm dallas soonias.
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- And I'm kind of freaking out.
- Just read the words and smile.
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Well, I just never thought
I'd be here like this,
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You know, with you.
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You're an icon.
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Well, get used to it
because tonight's show
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Is all about icons.
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Good point.
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We are so proud to share stories
of 12 visionaries
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Who transcend barriers
and transform
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The fabric of our society.
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We also look back at 30 years
of indspire awards
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And reflect on the powerful
legacy of over 400 laureates
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Who illuminated the path
for future generations.
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Including you, dallas.
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You received the award
for sports in 2021
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As the first
indigenous player
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Of the canadian national men's
volleyball team.
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You represented canada
internationally.
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And you're calling me an icon?
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Well, you are.
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I mean, you won
the indspire award in 2004
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For the arts.
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And you're this legendary actor
and producer.
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And you showed us
how to see ourselves
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And be proud of ourselves.
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Miigwetch.
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Having role models
is good medicine.
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And that's what this show
is all about.
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Tina: To pay tribute to 30 years
of the indspire awards
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Is juno award-winning
fawn wood with "remember me."
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♪ [singing] ♪
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Announcer 1: Tonight,
we are here to guide you
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Through the forest
of achievement,
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Portage you around the waters
of accomplishment,
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And tell you great stories
of people doing great things.
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Announcer 2: Please join me
in welcoming roberta jamieson
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And tantoo cardinal.
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Announcer 3:
Dr. Wilton littlechild.
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Announcer 4: Buffy sainte-marie
is the 1998
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National aboriginal lifetime
achievement award recipient.
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♪ remember me
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♪ when the sun comes up
in the morning sky
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♪ there I will be
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♪ soaring with the eagle so high
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♪ feeling free
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♪ remember me
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♪ down the road
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♪ hand in hand
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♪ you and me
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Announcer 1: We hope
that the men and women
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Honoured here tonight will
inspire young people everywhere
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To go out and to
do great things.
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Announcer 2: Tonight's award
recipient for sports:
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Gino odjick!
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Announcer 3: The honourable
leona aglukkaq.
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Announcer 4: Richard wagamese.
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Announcer 5: Singer
and songwriter kelly fraser.
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Announcer 6: Murray sinclair
continues to guide us
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On the path ahead.
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♪ remember me
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♪ when the sun comes up
in the morning sky
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♪ there I will be
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♪ soaring with the eagle so high
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♪ feeling free
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♪ remember me
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♪ down the road
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♪ hand in hand
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♪ you and me
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♪ [singing] ♪
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[crowd cheering]
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Man: Today's a good day
to win an award.
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Announcer: The indspire awards
are brought to you by:
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Indspire: Supporting indigenous
achievement and excellence;
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Government of canada;
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Shell canada: Powering lives
and livelihoods
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Through our products
and activities.
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Sible by:
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Cenovus energy;
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Air canada: Founding partner
and official airline
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Of the 2023 indspire awards.
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For 23 years, sandra laronde
has been a creative force
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And visionary,
dedicated to our stories
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And traditional knowledge,
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Rooted in identity
in our relationship to the land.
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Her company,
red sky performance,
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Brings together indigenous
dance, theatre, and music
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To audiences across canada
and around the world.
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A prolific storyteller
and cultural ambassador,
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Sandra laronde
is the indspire award recipient
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For arts.
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Sandra laronde: I think the land
just sort of crawls up
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Into your soul and your psyche,
and it really informs
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How you see the world,
no matter where you go.
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Sandra: When you're ready.
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It's definitely been
an incredible inspiration
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For all the work that I do
creatively, artistically.
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Very nice.
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And I'm so fortunate to have
grown up on a beautiful land
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Full of spirit, beauty,
and imagination.
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My name is sandra laronde,
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And I'm originally
from temagami, ontario.
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I am a director, producer,
choreographer, author.
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Sandra: We're at this very, very
exciting time right now
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Where stories right across
turtle island are being seeded
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And sort of rediscovered,
unearthed.
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You know,
our dances were banned.
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It was outlawed
to dance our dances.
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It was outlawed
to sing our songs.
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It was banned that we would
practice ceremonies,
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Speak our language.
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That's not that long ago.
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So, the fact that
we're changing this narrative
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Is so extraordinary.
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Sandra: I'm really interested
in our stories
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As anishinaabe people,
as indigenous peoples.
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I'm interested in telling
the stories that move us
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Beyond an issue,
and that bigger perspective
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And that vision that moves us
beyond the false narrative
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Of who we are,
which is always so negative.
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And so, we really need positive
stories of who we are.
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Here we go.
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I mean,
we're all storytellers,
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And it's really about
creating these stories
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That have joy and hope.
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I just really want to bring
those stories front and centre
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Into canada.
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And, you know, rather than us as
indigenous people being treated
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Like some estranged cousin
to canada,
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We actually are in the very
dna of who canada is.
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Tina: For uplifting
indigenous stories
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And inspiring hearts
and minds across the globe,
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The indspire award for arts is
presented to sandra laronde.
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Sandra: I truly believe
canadians will never know
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Their true identity
unless they know more
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About indigenous people
and the stories from this land,
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The music from this land,
the dances from this land.
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Everything inspired
from this land is what we need.
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Recovering from the ongoing
impact of colonialism,
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Indigenous people seek
to restore our relationship
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With the land and our languages.
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Innovators like
kylik kisoun taylor
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Help us reforge
those lost connections.
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His indigenous-owned
and operated tourism company
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Offer authentic
cultural experiences,
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Informed by his love
of the land
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And his gwich'in
and inuvialuit traditions.
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The indspire award
for business and commerce
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Is presented
to kylik kisoun taylor.
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Kylik kisoun taylor: It's quite
nice to get recognized
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Because it's been
a very long, hard journey.
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Like, it's been 18 years
of trying to make this happen.
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And talking
and working towards
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This goal of reconciliation
within business,
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I feel tourism
is the best avenue for that.
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It spreads the message;
it educates others.
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I felt like
that was the best avenue
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For what I wanted
to try to accomplish
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And what I felt
was missing in our community.
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I'm kylik kisoun taylor.
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I run a company called
tundra north tours
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In a village
called okpik arctic village,
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Just outside of inuvik,
northwest territories.
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Kylik: Our strength
has always been our culture.
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That's what kept us alive.
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I'm proud to be able to create
jobs that are culturally based
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Where our people can feel like
they can be indigenous
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And make a living.
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The catalyst to okpik
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My daughter
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She was very sick.
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We had no money.
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My spirit was broken.
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So, I went to the place,
which is, like, you know,
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My cathedral
or my place of worship.
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It's the bush.
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I always wanted to build, like,
a very immersive experience
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Where people can really
understand how we live,
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And so in the back of my head,
I was like,
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"you know what,
this is my alamo.
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If everything goes
and I just live in the bush,
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I'll be a happy guy.
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If things come back
and be good
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And people
are interested in this
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And there's a market
for it,
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Then I think it's a good
business plan as well."
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And so for me, one of the most
important things
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Is just to portray that message
and just to really tell people
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And show them, like,
we're important, you know?
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Like, how we live, our culture,
our--our way of sustainability,
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Our way of community,
it's like this is something
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That is very powerful
and really, really important.
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And it's missing
in your life too.
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It's not just missing in my life
as an indigenous person
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That's been taken from me
over the last 300, 400 years,
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Or whatever it's been,
it's also missing in your life.
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It's been systematically taken
away from you.
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Dallas: For his commitment to
building economic sustainability
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Through indigenous-led tourism,
the indspire award
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For business and commerce
is presented
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To kylik kisoun taylor.
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Kylik: I dream of a day when our
communities aren't recovering
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And fighting and surviving
and hurting each other.
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And I just dream of a time
when we live up to the potential
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That we've created
in this world right now.
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I dream of a future
where the things I needed
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As a child exist.
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[cheering]
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Kylik: Where it's not a struggle
to reclaim who I am,
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To reclaim who my people are.
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Ardith walpetko we'dalx walkem,
british columbia's
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First indigenous woman
on the supreme court bench,
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Always knew she wanted
to be a lawyer.
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Having lost siblings
to the child welfare system,
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She has dedicated her life
to the protection
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Of indigenous children
and families.
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Combining traditional teachings
with canadian law,
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She forges a powerful union
that inspires healing
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Within our nations.
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The indspire award for law
and justice goes to
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The honourable justice ardith
walpetko we'dalx walkem.
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[bird squawks]
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♪ ♪
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Ardith walpetko we'dalx walkem:
When my father was teaching me
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About our laws and how we have
an obligation to help each other
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When we're broken,
one of the things he said to me
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Is that because we're formed
of the land,
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When we eat salmon
or berries or deer
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Or everything from the land,
that in the marrow of our bones
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That translates to who we are.
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We are our land walking.
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And because our laws flow
from the land,
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We are our laws walking,
and we have to remember
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The sacredness of each person.
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My name is ardith walpetko
we'dalx walkem.
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I am a member
of the nlaka'pamux nation
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From cooks ferry.
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And I am a justice
of the b.C. Supreme court.
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♪ ♪
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Ardith: When I was very young,
I would be taken a lot
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Onto the land with my dad
and his family
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And other elders
in the community,
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And they would come,
and they would talk to me,
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And they would tell me stories.
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Hell's gate is an area
within our territory
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That has a very steep canyon,
and in early 1900s,
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A railway was building
a track through the canyon,
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And they exploded the rock
away trying to lay the track,
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And the result of that
was that the rocks
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All went into the river
and completely blocked the river
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During the height
of one of the salmon returns.
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There were literally millions
of salmon who became stuck
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And unable to make it through.
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So, nlaka'pamux people
had to come,
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And we carried them
over with our blankets
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And baskets and hands.
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And that's what we have to do
with the exercise
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Of our own laws
for child welfare,
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Is what my elders
taught me.
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We had to find a way
to help the families
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And children get through.
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I think the idea
that we are all connected
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And that the job of law
is to heal us as a people,
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To heal us in community,
to heal our relationships
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With each other
is a foundational principle
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That's shared both in
the canadian legal system
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And in indigenous legal systems,
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Certainly the nlaka'pamux
system.
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And if we remember
that relatedness,
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I think
that's what brings humanity
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And hope to the practice
and exercise of law.
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Tina: For spearheading
systemic change
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Within canada's legal system,
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The indspire award
for law and justice
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Is presented to ardith walpetko
we'dalx walkem.
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♪ ♪
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Ardith: I'm inspired
when I think of the future,
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When I think of the people who
are coming after us,
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And when I think of the options
that my kids will have
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And the way that they
will dance into the world,
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The world that they will create.
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I am grateful for my family
and for opportunity
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And for the relationships that
I've had within my territory
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And with the land itself.
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♪ ♪
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Announcer: The indspire awards
are made possible by:
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Suncor;
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Teck;
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Keyera: Together, we're growing
seed of connection
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And opportunity for all.
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Barry and laurie green
family charitable trust,
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Proud supporters
of indigenous youth;
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Dixon mitchell
investment counsel:
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Stewards of wealth evolution;
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Ey canada: Committed to building
a better working world.
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♪ ♪
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[film reel ticking]
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A residential school survivor,
joe buffalo struggled
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With trauma and addictions
for most of his adult life.
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Today, joe is a world-renowned
pro skateboarder,
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And he's thriving.
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He's using this platform
to speak out against racism
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And intergenerational trauma.
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Joe is dedicated
to his sobriety, his sport,
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And a bright future.
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He inspires all of us.
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Joe, I'm so stoked
that you're receiving
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The indspire award for sports.
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♪ ♪
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Joe buffalo: I very much became
distant with my culture
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Growing up in the cities
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And the amount
of travelling I did,
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And then throw in some addiction
and some alcoholism, you know,
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You very much start to lose
sight of who you really are.
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I started sweating with
the elders in the sweat lodge.
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You know, there's that.
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But, I mean, you can't really
participate in these
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While you're active
in your addiction,
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You know what I mean?
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So, I really had to put it down.
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Yeah, sobriety is not easy,
but once you get past
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The--the uncomfortable stages
then life starts to open up.
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[film reel ticking]
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My name's joe buffalo.
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I'm from samson cree nation,
maskwacis, alberta.
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And I'm a skateboarder, actor,
and public speaker.
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♪ ♪
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Joe: Skateboarding has its own
language, you know what I mean?
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It's just like the whole culture
behind it,
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And it's how community-driven
it is.
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Skateboarding has taught me
everything I know.
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I still fight an addiction,
and I'm still an alcoholic,
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I just don't drink.
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I'm still a junkie,
I just don't do dope, you know?
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And so, yeah, it's just been
wild that everything
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That I've ever dreamt
of has been coming true.
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And it's all through
just keeping it one hundred
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With the creator
and to the power of sun dance.
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♪ ♪
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Joe: We started
this non-for-profit
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Called nation skate youth,
and what we do
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Is we pretty much just
go from community to community,
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Right in the front lines,
and we instill skateboarding
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Into the youths' lives.
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So, regardless of whether or not
the kids take to it,
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You don't have to be
the very best at it,
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We just like to show all
the rich and positive avenues
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That skateboarding culture
can provide.
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To be able to form chapters
of nations
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Clear across turtle island,
that's, like, the dream,
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You know?
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To eventually just have one in
florida, or like one in toronto,
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Or like--you know what I mean,
and have them there
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Readily available for all the
youth all across turtle island,
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That's the dream.
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♪ ♪
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Joe: Because we're indigenous,
we are automatically,
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Like, adaptable.
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You can put us in any situation.
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We've got unlimited strength,
you know what I mean?
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We're automatically gifted
from the day we were born,
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So you can do absolutely
anything you want,
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You put your mind to,
and that's just it.
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♪ ♪
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Dallas: For his focus,
determination,
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And leadership
as a pro skateboarder,
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And uplifting indigenous youth,
the indspire award for sports
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Goes to joe buffalo.
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♪ ♪
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Joe: I think it's super
important to have family
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Because, you know,
like after the dust settles,
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That's all you really have.
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♪ ♪
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Joe: I'm grateful for community,
and I'm grateful
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For all my friends and family,
and I'm grateful for this life.
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It's a good time to be alive.
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♪ ♪
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Jennine krauchi is a master
métis beadwork artist whose work
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Is showcased in museums
and art galleries alike.
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She emerged as a traditional
knowledge-keeper at a time
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When métis practices were
at risk of being lost forever.
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She has resurrected the oldest
style of métis beadwork
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And teaches it to youth,
motivating them
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To reclaim their identity
and their history.
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I am thrilled that jennine
krauchi is being celebrated
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With the indspire award
for culture, heritage,
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And spirituality.
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♪ ♪
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Jennine krauchi: It started
when I was about five or six--
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[camera shutter clicks]
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Jennine:--And it was being
around beadwork.
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It was just part of my life.
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But it wasn't until the '90s,
when I moved back here
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To winnipeg,
that it was like full circle,
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And I came back to my roots.
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And after 30 years
of doing beadwork,
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I finally had a piece
in an art gallery.
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And at that point,
I felt that I could honestly say
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I'm a beadwork artist.
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[film reel ticking]
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My name is jennine krauchi.
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I'm a métis beadwork artist.
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♪ ♪
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Jennine: When you think
of the late 1800s, early 1900s,
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Two of the first things that
vanished within our community
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Was our language
and our beadwork
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Because our beadwork identified
us right away as métis.
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00:21:20,046 --> 00:21:23,180
♪ ♪
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Jennine: So, a lot of that
beadwork was put away.
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Sometimes, the beadwork
was taken away and burnt.
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Even though we almost lost
our culture,
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There's still these pieces that
are left behind that we can see,
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And we can study
and look at their stitches,
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Look at their beadwork.
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When I started looking
at the old pieces,
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Those pieces are talking to you
even though they're so silent.
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There was just this connection
of things past,
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This beautiful beadwork that was
being done with a lot of love.
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It was things like that that
guided me.
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To be able to come out
and feel free about who you are
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And what you want to do
and be able to have those
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Cultural things back again,
it's really important.
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I think it's really important
to the young people too,
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To be able to see that.
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Because there's not that many
people, descendants,
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Left that live that lifestyle.
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So, it's really important
that we do get together
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And celebrate.
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♪ ♪
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- [laughter]
- [film reel ticking]
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Tina: For her dedication
to preserving
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And passing on métis culture
and knowledge,
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The indspire award for culture,
heritage, and spirituality
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Goes to jennine krauchi.
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♪ ♪
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Jennine: There's just so many
along the way
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That have influenced me
and kept me doing
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What I'm doing.
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[applause]
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Jennine: I would say just make
sure that you are proud
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Of your culture.
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You are proud of who you are.
482
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And pass it on.
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Keep it going, you know,
so it never disappears
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Or almost disappears again.
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♪ ♪
486
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Forcibly removed from her family
during the sixties scoop,
487
00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:34,377
Lori campbell grew up not
knowing where she came from.
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00:23:35,648 --> 00:23:37,781
For 25 years, she searched for
her mother and siblings
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00:23:37,850 --> 00:23:39,516
While pursuing higher education.
490
00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:42,185
Today, at the university
of regina,
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00:23:42,221 --> 00:23:44,188
She supports
indigenous students
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Building a more inclusive space
where they can thrive.
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00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:50,327
A formidable educator
and leader in her field,
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00:23:50,396 --> 00:23:51,896
Lori campbell
is the recipient
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Of the indspire award
for education.
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♪ ♪
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Lori campbell: I'm very proud
and honoured
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To be the first person
to hold the role
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00:24:01,073 --> 00:24:03,307
Of associate vice-president
indigenous engagement
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00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:04,741
At the university of regina.
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00:24:05,845 --> 00:24:08,612
Essentially, what I do here
at the university
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Is I try to create space where
indigenous students, staff,
503
00:24:12,118 --> 00:24:15,118
And faculty can be their
unapologetic indigenous selves.
504
00:24:17,190 --> 00:24:19,289
I think the experience
of being from
505
00:24:19,325 --> 00:24:22,259
The sixties scoop generation
does inform the work
506
00:24:22,261 --> 00:24:23,360
That I get to do today.
507
00:24:24,497 --> 00:24:27,598
Part of what's required of me
is to work
508
00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:32,035
And understand how colonialism
impacts institutions like this
509
00:24:32,071 --> 00:24:34,705
And how that can negatively
impact the futures
510
00:24:34,707 --> 00:24:35,739
Of indigenous peoples.
511
00:24:36,375 --> 00:24:39,176
[film reel ticking]
512
00:24:39,846 --> 00:24:41,178
Tansi lori campbell.
513
00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:42,245
[speaking cree]
514
00:24:43,416 --> 00:24:44,915
My family's from montreal lake
cree first nation,
515
00:24:44,917 --> 00:24:46,183
And I'm also a member there.
516
00:24:46,853 --> 00:24:47,918
[film reel ticking]
517
00:24:48,488 --> 00:24:49,853
[laughter]
518
00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:52,322
Lori: I was scooped
through the sixties scoop,
519
00:24:52,358 --> 00:24:54,257
And I went into foster care.
520
00:24:55,427 --> 00:24:57,060
And then I was adopted
when I was two years old.
521
00:24:58,397 --> 00:25:01,498
And when I turned 19, I came
to the university of regina.
522
00:25:02,668 --> 00:25:05,135
I was born in regina,
and I started the search
523
00:25:05,137 --> 00:25:06,836
For my birth family
once I got back here.
524
00:25:08,341 --> 00:25:09,806
Meeting my mom
for the first time
525
00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:11,408
Was one of the most
profound experiences
526
00:25:11,477 --> 00:25:12,709
That I'd ever had in my life.
527
00:25:13,746 --> 00:25:15,078
I remember
just looking at her hands
528
00:25:15,114 --> 00:25:16,747
And how they looked
just like mine,
529
00:25:16,749 --> 00:25:18,148
And I'd never
seen that before.
530
00:25:18,284 --> 00:25:20,350
♪ ♪
531
00:25:22,755 --> 00:25:24,087
Lori: Coming to understand
what that means
532
00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:25,489
And what it means
to be the granddaughter
533
00:25:25,624 --> 00:25:28,826
Of a residential school survivor
informs the work that I do
534
00:25:28,961 --> 00:25:31,529
Because I have an understanding
of the experiences
535
00:25:31,664 --> 00:25:34,331
That other indigenous students
have been through
536
00:25:34,466 --> 00:25:35,899
And what our families
have been through.
537
00:25:37,503 --> 00:25:41,838
When you work in a world that is
outside of indigenous peoples,
538
00:25:41,908 --> 00:25:43,406
The values can be different.
539
00:25:44,544 --> 00:25:46,910
And if we allow ourselves
to get sucked into that,
540
00:25:46,913 --> 00:25:49,413
We can cause harm
to our indigenous people.
541
00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,250
I feel really proud to be able
to be here
542
00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:56,253
And really honoured
to be able to do the work
543
00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:58,355
That I get to do
and to be able to talk
544
00:25:58,490 --> 00:26:01,659
To students here who are excited
and thriving
545
00:26:01,661 --> 00:26:04,561
And learning
about their indigeneity,
546
00:26:04,597 --> 00:26:08,264
But also talking about issues
that are important to them
547
00:26:08,301 --> 00:26:09,333
As indigenous students.
548
00:26:10,469 --> 00:26:12,436
You know, everybody wins
when indigenous students
549
00:26:12,438 --> 00:26:14,704
Have the opportunity
to realize their dreams.
550
00:26:15,341 --> 00:26:16,273
[film reel ticking]
551
00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:18,675
Dallas: For protecting
indigenous students
552
00:26:18,744 --> 00:26:21,978
By advocating for safer spaces
within academic institutions,
553
00:26:21,980 --> 00:26:25,048
The indspire award for education
goes to lori campbell.
554
00:26:25,451 --> 00:26:32,356
♪ ♪
555
00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:37,094
Lori: And I'm driven
by indigenous joy and love.
556
00:26:38,297 --> 00:26:40,964
It fuels me to do what it is
that I do every day,
557
00:26:40,967 --> 00:26:45,301
To get up every day, to try
and, you know, leave this space
558
00:26:45,338 --> 00:26:48,238
A better space when I leave
at the end of every day.
559
00:26:49,642 --> 00:26:51,909
I don't think that there's been
a time in my life
560
00:26:51,911 --> 00:26:54,144
Where I felt more happy
and more fulfilled.
561
00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:57,914
I have the job
that I've always wanted.
562
00:26:59,352 --> 00:27:02,085
I'm here in my, you know, close
proximity to my home community.
563
00:27:03,322 --> 00:27:06,790
And I get to do the things
that I'm passionate about.
564
00:27:07,259 --> 00:27:08,491
♪ ♪
565
00:27:09,729 --> 00:27:10,827
Announcer: The indspire awards
are made possible by:
566
00:27:12,064 --> 00:27:13,997
Imperial: Creating lasting
relationships to build
567
00:27:14,066 --> 00:27:16,533
Strong, resilient communities;
568
00:27:16,602 --> 00:27:19,203
Capitol power: Powering
a sustainable future
569
00:27:19,205 --> 00:27:21,471
For people and planet;
570
00:27:21,540 --> 00:27:22,839
Syncrude.
571
00:27:23,742 --> 00:27:25,608
- ♪ ♪
- [film reel ticking]
572
00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:33,417
Bouchier: Indigenous excellence,
better together;
573
00:27:33,552 --> 00:27:36,486
Deloitte: Celebrating
first nations, inuit
574
00:27:36,555 --> 00:27:38,622
And métis leadership;
575
00:27:38,757 --> 00:27:41,558
Rio tinto: Finding better ways
to provide the materials
576
00:27:41,627 --> 00:27:42,592
The world needs.
577
00:27:43,495 --> 00:27:45,462
- ♪ ♪
- [film reel ticking]
578
00:27:46,631 --> 00:27:48,966
Indigenous youth today
are reactivating
579
00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:51,435
Traditional knowledge
and forging new pathways
580
00:27:51,570 --> 00:27:52,736
For innovation.
581
00:27:53,773 --> 00:27:55,572
My name is anna lambe,
and I am honoured
582
00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:58,241
To be celebrating my fellow
youth and their success.
583
00:27:59,578 --> 00:28:03,647
Willow allen is a model who
is changing the face of fashion.
584
00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:05,916
Ruby bruce is an artist
and activist
585
00:28:06,051 --> 00:28:08,985
Who brings creativity
to her community.
586
00:28:09,055 --> 00:28:12,522
Reanna merasty is an architect
who is reimagining spaces
587
00:28:12,591 --> 00:28:13,524
And systems.
588
00:28:14,727 --> 00:28:18,161
In her home community,
willow allen has inspired
589
00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:21,465
The younger generation
to embrace cultural teachings
590
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,666
And explore careers
in modelling.
591
00:28:25,004 --> 00:28:27,404
She champions youth initiatives
while studying social work
592
00:28:27,406 --> 00:28:29,139
At the university of manitoba.
593
00:28:30,943 --> 00:28:33,810
Ruby bruce strives
to connect métis youth
594
00:28:33,879 --> 00:28:36,079
With their culture through
creative expression.
595
00:28:37,282 --> 00:28:39,550
Her commitment to building
community has resulted
596
00:28:39,552 --> 00:28:42,219
In the creation of the
st. Laurent art space committee,
597
00:28:42,354 --> 00:28:45,355
An inclusive art space
for artists of all backgrounds.
598
00:28:46,692 --> 00:28:51,028
Reanna merasty's advocacy
for culturally informed programs
599
00:28:51,030 --> 00:28:54,230
Has catalyzed remarkable change
at the university of manitoba.
600
00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:58,302
Harnessing her love for the land
and traditional knowledge,
601
00:28:58,437 --> 00:29:01,038
Her vision is to indigenize
the field of architecture
602
00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:02,172
And design.
603
00:29:03,509 --> 00:29:07,110
Tonight, I am honoured
to celebrate indigenous youth
604
00:29:07,146 --> 00:29:10,880
Who represent inuit, métis,
and first nations excellence.
605
00:29:11,517 --> 00:29:12,682
[film reel ticking]
606
00:29:13,352 --> 00:29:14,584
My name is willow allen.
607
00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:16,586
I am from inuvik,
northwest territories,
608
00:29:16,655 --> 00:29:19,189
And I am a model
and content creator.
609
00:29:19,658 --> 00:29:21,124
♪ ♪
610
00:29:22,361 --> 00:29:23,527
Willow: Being an indigenous
person, occupying space
611
00:29:23,529 --> 00:29:27,931
In the work that I do comes
with a lot of pressure
612
00:29:27,933 --> 00:29:30,501
And expectations
that I have for myself.
613
00:29:31,337 --> 00:29:32,269
[camera shutter clicks]
614
00:29:33,639 --> 00:29:36,039
Willow: I've gotten a lot of
messages from indigenous girls
615
00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:39,076
Feeling like
they weren't beautiful
616
00:29:39,078 --> 00:29:42,646
And didn't have much confidence
617
00:29:42,715 --> 00:29:44,615
And felt ashamed
of who they were
618
00:29:44,750 --> 00:29:48,952
Until they saw me being
proud of who I was.
619
00:29:50,623 --> 00:29:53,090
I think being blessed
with these opportunities
620
00:29:53,225 --> 00:29:56,560
That I was given comes
with a lot of purpose.
621
00:29:58,564 --> 00:30:02,365
Racism has impacted me
as an inuit person.
622
00:30:03,435 --> 00:30:05,836
Not a lot of people understood
my culture,
623
00:30:05,838 --> 00:30:09,439
And it made me feel
looked down on
624
00:30:09,475 --> 00:30:13,710
And feel like I needed to hide
who I was for a long time.
625
00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:19,249
When I started modelling,
it really allowed me to have
626
00:30:19,384 --> 00:30:21,918
A lot of confidence in
what I look like
627
00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:27,557
And realizing that there is
a place for me in that world.
628
00:30:29,528 --> 00:30:31,862
I think that the modelling
that I've been doing
629
00:30:31,864 --> 00:30:36,199
And my content creation
hopefully has been dismantling
630
00:30:36,235 --> 00:30:41,204
A lot of the colonial structures
and bringing that representation
631
00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:43,439
And culture into those spaces.
632
00:30:44,076 --> 00:30:45,475
♪ ♪
633
00:30:45,477 --> 00:30:46,509
[film reel ticking]
634
00:30:46,579 --> 00:30:47,577
My name is ruby bruce,
635
00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:49,479
And I am from
the métis community
636
00:30:49,615 --> 00:30:50,814
Of st. Laurent,
manitoba.
637
00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:55,352
♪ ♪
638
00:30:56,455 --> 00:30:58,222
Ruby: I've been an artist
my entire life.
639
00:31:00,726 --> 00:31:06,463
I got influence from everything
around me, my surroundings,
640
00:31:06,465 --> 00:31:08,932
And that's what I would draw.
641
00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:14,905
It's a lot easier for me to
express myself through art
642
00:31:14,974 --> 00:31:16,039
And writing.
643
00:31:17,443 --> 00:31:21,945
It just--it helps me think,
really think of what is inside,
644
00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:24,715
What's in my heart
and what's in my mind.
645
00:31:24,717 --> 00:31:26,650
♪ ♪
646
00:31:27,887 --> 00:31:29,786
Ruby: I tell children being
indigenous is beautiful.
647
00:31:31,724 --> 00:31:35,659
There's been many times after
we're finished our workshops,
648
00:31:35,661 --> 00:31:37,927
And almost all the children
will say,
649
00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:40,129
"oh, I have so much more
confidence now."
650
00:31:40,165 --> 00:31:41,798
"I love being indigenous."
651
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,200
"oh, I love our artwork."
652
00:31:43,335 --> 00:31:44,668
And they get so excited.
653
00:31:46,138 --> 00:31:48,138
They're like, "wow, like, it's
so amazing to be indigenous."
654
00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:50,373
I'm like, "yes,
exactly, exactly."
655
00:31:51,810 --> 00:31:54,010
But I always tell them,
you know,
656
00:31:54,046 --> 00:31:55,679
Don't copy exactly
what I'm doing.
657
00:31:55,748 --> 00:31:57,381
I want it to be yours.
658
00:31:57,516 --> 00:32:00,583
I want them to put themselves
into what they're making.
659
00:32:01,020 --> 00:32:02,953
♪ ♪
660
00:32:04,222 --> 00:32:07,524
Ruby: One thing I love
to include in most of my art
661
00:32:07,526 --> 00:32:08,524
Is kinship.
662
00:32:09,929 --> 00:32:11,627
It can mean any
living being,
663
00:32:11,664 --> 00:32:13,629
Living and non-living
in my opinion.
664
00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:16,099
That's what we all are.
665
00:32:16,234 --> 00:32:17,300
We're all kin.
666
00:32:17,369 --> 00:32:18,701
We're all connected.
667
00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:20,370
♪ ♪
668
00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:21,971
[birds chirp]
669
00:32:22,675 --> 00:32:24,173
[film reel ticking]
670
00:32:24,209 --> 00:32:27,311
My name is reanna merasty,
and I am woodlands cree
671
00:32:27,446 --> 00:32:29,112
From barren lands first nation.
672
00:32:30,516 --> 00:32:33,783
A lot of my work has been
influenced by my time
673
00:32:33,918 --> 00:32:36,119
At home
in northern manitoba,
674
00:32:36,155 --> 00:32:37,921
Spending time
with my grandparents
675
00:32:37,990 --> 00:32:39,155
On reindeer lake.
676
00:32:40,492 --> 00:32:42,759
And I witnessed a lot of the
natural building construction
677
00:32:42,795 --> 00:32:44,594
That my grandpa would do
when I was younger.
678
00:32:46,031 --> 00:32:48,732
I would watch him build his own
log cabins from the ground up
679
00:32:48,867 --> 00:32:49,966
With his own two hands.
680
00:32:51,770 --> 00:32:53,603
It wasn't until I was
in my undergrad
681
00:32:53,605 --> 00:32:55,538
That I started utilizing
a lot of the knowledge
682
00:32:55,574 --> 00:32:57,874
That I gained to influence
the work that I do.
683
00:32:58,477 --> 00:32:59,575
[fire crackles]
684
00:33:00,913 --> 00:33:02,945
Reanna: "wahkohtowin" means
everything has a relationship
685
00:33:02,982 --> 00:33:04,948
And everything is our relative.
686
00:33:05,017 --> 00:33:06,917
I've been utilizing
that principle,
687
00:33:07,052 --> 00:33:09,853
Which stems from the seven cree
natural laws,
688
00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:13,757
And I think once you understand
that principle of wahkohtowin,
689
00:33:13,826 --> 00:33:16,226
You then start to offer
solutions of how you can
690
00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:18,294
Work with and for
the land itself.
691
00:33:20,432 --> 00:33:24,434
When I was in my undergrad,
I experienced a lot of racism,
692
00:33:24,503 --> 00:33:27,270
So I established
and co-founded
693
00:33:27,272 --> 00:33:30,173
The indigenous design
and planning student association
694
00:33:30,242 --> 00:33:34,177
To create a very supportive
space where other students
695
00:33:34,213 --> 00:33:37,113
Can feel at home,
but they can also have resources
696
00:33:37,182 --> 00:33:39,749
To interact with other
indigenous students
697
00:33:39,818 --> 00:33:42,586
That are within the faculty,
which I never had
698
00:33:42,588 --> 00:33:44,053
When I was in school.
699
00:33:44,456 --> 00:33:46,422
♪ ♪
700
00:33:47,793 --> 00:33:50,126
Reanna: My dream for indigenous
youth is to pursue a career
701
00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:51,928
In architecture
and design.
702
00:33:52,931 --> 00:33:53,930
There is very little
representation
703
00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:55,932
Of indigenous people
within this field,
704
00:33:56,068 --> 00:33:58,602
And I want to provide
a resource for indigenous youth
705
00:33:58,737 --> 00:34:00,537
To see themselves
within the space.
706
00:34:01,006 --> 00:34:02,672
♪ ♪
707
00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:04,608
Speaker: I'm so proud of you.
708
00:34:05,911 --> 00:34:07,310
Anna: For their advocacy
and reclamation of the spaces
709
00:34:07,346 --> 00:34:10,246
They occupy,
the indspire awards for youth
710
00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:13,283
Go to willow allen, ruby bruce,
and reanna merasty.
711
00:34:13,952 --> 00:34:14,917
[film reel ticking]
712
00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:17,754
[cheering]
713
00:34:18,223 --> 00:34:20,757
♪ ♪
714
00:34:20,826 --> 00:34:22,292
[cheering]
715
00:34:22,761 --> 00:34:25,061
♪ ♪
716
00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:27,697
- [cheering]
- ♪ ♪
717
00:34:27,833 --> 00:34:28,965
Man: Way to go, girl!
718
00:34:29,768 --> 00:34:31,367
♪ ♪
719
00:34:32,704 --> 00:34:33,870
Willow: And it feels like
such a full-circle moment,
720
00:34:33,872 --> 00:34:38,842
That connection to who I am
and home through where my life
721
00:34:38,844 --> 00:34:39,842
Has taken me.
722
00:34:39,878 --> 00:34:42,612
♪ ♪
723
00:34:43,482 --> 00:34:44,314
Ruby:
Just do what you love,
724
00:34:44,383 --> 00:34:48,718
And--and it will all
fall into place.
725
00:34:48,854 --> 00:34:52,121
Just do what you love,
and it will all fall into place.
726
00:34:52,157 --> 00:34:56,159
♪ ♪
727
00:34:56,295 --> 00:34:59,262
Reanna: My home on that island
is something that I treasure,
728
00:34:59,397 --> 00:35:01,731
And it's something that I will
always hold close to me.
729
00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,668
♪ ♪
730
00:35:04,803 --> 00:35:06,402
Anna: Do you know
a first nations, inuk,
731
00:35:06,472 --> 00:35:08,938
Or métis individual
who is making a national impact?
732
00:35:08,974 --> 00:35:10,673
Nominate them
for an indspire award at:
733
00:35:13,879 --> 00:35:15,378
- ♪ ♪
- [film reel ticking]
734
00:35:15,414 --> 00:35:17,147
Announcer: The indspire awards
thanks our supporters:
735
00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:21,685
Indspire: Supporting indigenous
achievement and excellence;
736
00:35:21,687 --> 00:35:24,154
Shell canada: Powering lives
and livelihoods
737
00:35:24,156 --> 00:35:26,623
Through our products
and activities;
738
00:35:26,692 --> 00:35:28,758
Air canada: Founding partner
and official airline
739
00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:31,027
Of the 2023 indspire awards.
740
00:35:35,233 --> 00:35:36,500
Barry and laurie green
family charitable trust:
741
00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:38,501
Proud supporters
of indigenous youth;
742
00:35:38,504 --> 00:35:40,570
Scotiabank: Committed
to supporting
743
00:35:40,572 --> 00:35:44,507
Economic resilience
for every future;
744
00:35:44,576 --> 00:35:45,641
Suncor.
745
00:35:46,512 --> 00:35:48,778
- ♪ ♪
- [film reel ticking]
746
00:35:51,783 --> 00:35:54,651
Shirley cuillierrier's
40-year career with the rcmp
747
00:35:54,786 --> 00:35:56,653
Has been nothing
short of radical.
748
00:35:56,722 --> 00:35:58,989
As senior advisor
to the national inquiry
749
00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:01,725
Into missing and murdered
indigenous women and girls,
750
00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:04,961
And special advisor to combat
human trafficking,
751
00:36:04,963 --> 00:36:07,863
Her focus has always been on
protecting the most vulnerable.
752
00:36:08,901 --> 00:36:11,534
Her mohawk name
is kwa ne re ta ion ne,
753
00:36:11,537 --> 00:36:14,136
Which means "leaf-placer"
or "protector."
754
00:36:14,173 --> 00:36:17,040
How fitting that shirley
is the indspire award recipient
755
00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:18,508
For public service.
756
00:36:19,111 --> 00:36:20,776
♪ ♪
757
00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:23,346
Shirley cuillierrier:
Early in my career,
758
00:36:23,481 --> 00:36:28,618
I recognized that violence
against women in our society
759
00:36:28,753 --> 00:36:34,624
Was a very big problem
of epidemic proportions, I felt.
760
00:36:35,994 --> 00:36:37,227
Not enough was being done.
761
00:36:38,397 --> 00:36:41,330
That has probably been
my biggest contribution,
762
00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:44,701
In policing and in the criminal
justice system,
763
00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:48,905
To highlight the fact
that violence
764
00:36:48,974 --> 00:36:52,675
Against indigenous women
is not acceptable.
765
00:36:53,378 --> 00:36:55,045
[film reel ticking]
766
00:36:55,814 --> 00:36:56,780
I'm shirley cuillierrier.
767
00:36:56,915 --> 00:36:59,716
I'm a member
of the kanesatake first nation.
768
00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:03,820
I served in the rcmp
for 36.5 years.
769
00:37:05,490 --> 00:37:07,457
♪ ♪
770
00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:10,226
Shirley: In 1990,
when the oka crisis happened,
771
00:37:10,295 --> 00:37:12,462
I was very conflicted.
772
00:37:14,399 --> 00:37:19,636
My grandfather sat me down,
and he shared with me
773
00:37:19,638 --> 00:37:23,673
How important it would be
for me to remain
774
00:37:23,675 --> 00:37:28,411
In the rcmp and to bring about
change for our people
775
00:37:28,546 --> 00:37:30,813
From within the institution.
776
00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:33,483
♪ ♪
777
00:37:33,618 --> 00:37:37,953
Shirley: When you talk about
dismantling institutions
778
00:37:37,990 --> 00:37:39,289
People get nervous.
779
00:37:41,093 --> 00:37:44,394
It's kind of a coming together
of the minds to understand
780
00:37:44,529 --> 00:37:49,065
That there is a service gap,
and what does that look like
781
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:53,303
And how do we collectively
address that service gap?
782
00:37:55,741 --> 00:37:57,040
People know they have to change.
783
00:37:58,310 --> 00:38:00,310
Some people don't know
how to go about the change,
784
00:38:00,379 --> 00:38:03,579
So having the indigenous
community at the table
785
00:38:03,649 --> 00:38:07,951
Really provides
for some rich dialog
786
00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:09,986
And kind of that aha moment.
787
00:38:11,256 --> 00:38:15,424
And it's going to result in
better service.
788
00:38:18,430 --> 00:38:20,864
And that's where my grandfather
was, I think,
789
00:38:20,999 --> 00:38:26,369
Very right in--in trying
to persuade me to stay
790
00:38:26,371 --> 00:38:27,603
In the rcmp.
791
00:38:28,740 --> 00:38:30,740
And--and it was indeed
a changing moment for me
792
00:38:30,742 --> 00:38:36,812
Because I felt he gave me
the strength to be me
793
00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:40,583
And to be proud
and to go out there
794
00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:44,087
And to do the job
to the best of my ability.
795
00:38:45,023 --> 00:38:46,889
- ♪ ♪
- [film reel ticking]
796
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:49,326
Tina: For affecting systemic
change within the rcmp,
797
00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:51,361
While on the front lines
of protecting women
798
00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:53,696
From human trafficking,
the indspire award
799
00:38:53,699 --> 00:38:55,898
For public service
goes to shirley cuillierrier.
800
00:38:56,634 --> 00:38:57,566
[film reel ticking]
801
00:39:00,038 --> 00:39:05,007
♪ ♪
802
00:39:06,078 --> 00:39:07,610
Shirley: When you're part
of an institution,
803
00:39:07,646 --> 00:39:11,647
It's easy to be one in the same.
804
00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:13,149
[applause]
805
00:39:14,119 --> 00:39:17,587
Shirley: But staying true
to yourself
806
00:39:17,589 --> 00:39:23,660
And--and being who you are
takes discipline and courage.
807
00:39:28,066 --> 00:39:31,434
I'm just proud to be
a mohawk woman.
808
00:39:31,837 --> 00:39:34,837
♪ ♪
809
00:39:35,941 --> 00:39:37,807
Dr. Chris mushquash
is a leading force
810
00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:40,042
In indigenous mental health
in canada.
811
00:39:41,179 --> 00:39:42,678
He's a clinical psychologist
who incorporates
812
00:39:42,748 --> 00:39:45,281
Traditional knowledge
with western medicine,
813
00:39:45,350 --> 00:39:48,485
Creating safer spaces
for indigenous people to heal.
814
00:39:49,554 --> 00:39:51,020
Through his work
as canada research chair
815
00:39:51,089 --> 00:39:53,890
In indigenous mental health
and addictions,
816
00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:56,960
He influences systemic change
at a federal level.
817
00:39:58,296 --> 00:40:00,096
We honour dr. Chris mushquash
with the indspire award
818
00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:01,030
For health.
819
00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:07,103
♪ ♪
820
00:40:07,172 --> 00:40:08,104
[child laughs]
821
00:40:09,374 --> 00:40:10,439
Dr. Chris mushquash: I certainly
grew up in a community
822
00:40:10,475 --> 00:40:12,441
Where mental health
and addiction difficulties
823
00:40:12,477 --> 00:40:13,843
Were visible.
824
00:40:16,815 --> 00:40:17,847
You saw things around you,
825
00:40:17,982 --> 00:40:20,082
And I think I was
curious about that
826
00:40:20,118 --> 00:40:23,719
And wanted to find a way to be
maybe useful to my community.
827
00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:25,621
[film reel ticking]
828
00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:27,256
Boozhoo, chris mushquash.
829
00:40:27,292 --> 00:40:29,124
[speaking ojibwe]
830
00:40:29,727 --> 00:40:30,794
I'm chris.
831
00:40:30,929 --> 00:40:32,194
I'm a clinical psychologist
and researcher
832
00:40:32,230 --> 00:40:33,263
In northwestern ontario.
833
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:36,332
♪ ♪
834
00:40:36,401 --> 00:40:37,366
[birds squawk]
835
00:40:38,470 --> 00:40:39,602
Chris: Cultural understandings
of well-being
836
00:40:39,604 --> 00:40:41,304
Have long, long histories
and have been implemented
837
00:40:41,373 --> 00:40:42,404
Across time.
838
00:40:43,675 --> 00:40:47,009
Many different indigenous groups
understand culture
839
00:40:47,011 --> 00:40:49,211
As a foundation of wellness,
you know,
840
00:40:49,247 --> 00:40:53,382
Where we find our purpose,
what we're hopeful about,
841
00:40:53,452 --> 00:40:55,751
Who we belong with,
and where we find meaning
842
00:40:55,753 --> 00:40:56,819
In our lives.
843
00:40:56,822 --> 00:40:58,955
♪ ♪
844
00:41:00,425 --> 00:41:02,758
Chris: I'm always very curious
about the underlying mechanisms
845
00:41:02,794 --> 00:41:05,128
Of action or what it is
that's the medicine
846
00:41:05,263 --> 00:41:06,195
In the intervention.
847
00:41:07,499 --> 00:41:09,933
What are the active ingredients
of the things that heal
848
00:41:09,935 --> 00:41:13,303
And whether that's from a
clinical psychology perspective,
849
00:41:13,305 --> 00:41:15,037
Or whether that's from
a culture-based perspective.
850
00:41:16,374 --> 00:41:18,307
And so, a lot of the work is in
trying to understand
851
00:41:18,376 --> 00:41:20,776
How those two ways
of knowing
852
00:41:20,812 --> 00:41:22,378
Might be able to work
complementary
853
00:41:22,447 --> 00:41:23,546
Or fit together in some way.
854
00:41:25,417 --> 00:41:27,850
When we're talking with people,
you know,
855
00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:30,053
Having a cultural framework
that helps us organize
856
00:41:30,188 --> 00:41:33,623
Those aspects of wellness
into a picture,
857
00:41:33,625 --> 00:41:35,925
A picture that we can,
you know, use to understand
858
00:41:35,961 --> 00:41:38,928
The things
where there is capacity
859
00:41:38,964 --> 00:41:40,697
And ability and resilience,
860
00:41:40,699 --> 00:41:43,466
But also, those places
where there's difficulty.
861
00:41:43,535 --> 00:41:46,936
♪ ♪
862
00:41:46,972 --> 00:41:48,437
Chris: Part of it is ensuring
that there's always
863
00:41:48,507 --> 00:41:51,074
An elder's voice
that's there to guide processes.
864
00:41:52,811 --> 00:41:55,444
Then you can begin to develop
a plan
865
00:41:55,580 --> 00:41:59,215
In which they can find places
to access those things
866
00:41:59,350 --> 00:42:02,351
In their lives that help
support their journeys
867
00:42:02,387 --> 00:42:03,686
And healing
toward wellness.
868
00:42:03,688 --> 00:42:07,623
♪ ♪
869
00:42:08,693 --> 00:42:09,692
Chris: There's a lot of work
to be done,
870
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:12,562
And it's important
that we do it as quickly
871
00:42:12,564 --> 00:42:13,830
And as focused as we can.
872
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:18,367
Because the value
that it can bring to people
873
00:42:18,403 --> 00:42:20,836
Is not something that we want
to wait any longer for.
874
00:42:21,506 --> 00:42:22,672
[film reel ticking]
875
00:42:24,109 --> 00:42:25,841
Dallas: For dismantling systemic
barriers indigenous people face
876
00:42:25,911 --> 00:42:29,111
Within health care, while
upholding cultural practices,
877
00:42:29,180 --> 00:42:32,615
The indspire award for health
goes to dr. Chris mushquash.
878
00:42:34,385 --> 00:42:39,488
♪ ♪
879
00:42:40,091 --> 00:42:41,624
[cheering]
880
00:42:41,759 --> 00:42:44,861
Chris: The opposite of having
joy and love in your life,
881
00:42:44,996 --> 00:42:47,997
Sadly, is often having despair.
882
00:42:49,134 --> 00:42:52,001
And--and I think
we've had enough of that.
883
00:42:52,737 --> 00:42:55,204
- [cheering]
- ♪ ♪
884
00:42:56,074 --> 00:42:57,006
Chris: We know where that leads.
885
00:42:57,042 --> 00:42:58,107
You know,
we know what that life is like,
886
00:42:58,242 --> 00:43:01,377
And--and it's time to do
something different.
887
00:43:01,780 --> 00:43:03,545
♪ ♪
888
00:43:04,182 --> 00:43:05,381
[film reel ticking]
889
00:43:05,383 --> 00:43:07,116
Announcer: The indspire awards
are brought to you by:
890
00:43:08,486 --> 00:43:12,622
Indspire: Supporting indigenous
achievement and excellence;
891
00:43:12,624 --> 00:43:16,092
Government of canada;
892
00:43:16,227 --> 00:43:18,695
Keyera: Together, we're growing
seeds of connection
893
00:43:18,830 --> 00:43:20,430
And opportunity for all.
894
00:43:26,371 --> 00:43:27,470
Teck;
895
00:43:28,706 --> 00:43:29,772
Cenovus energy.
896
00:43:30,709 --> 00:43:33,475
- ♪ ♪
- [film reel ticking]
897
00:43:36,647 --> 00:43:39,181
I love how our recipients are
integrating indigenous knowledge
898
00:43:39,217 --> 00:43:42,051
Into their work, like that old
indigenous knowledge.
899
00:43:43,121 --> 00:43:45,521
It's as if systems function
more effectively
900
00:43:45,590 --> 00:43:47,356
When indigenous
people are included.
901
00:43:47,859 --> 00:43:48,791
Yeah.
902
00:43:48,860 --> 00:43:50,059
Only took 500 years.
903
00:43:50,629 --> 00:43:51,728
♪ ♪
904
00:43:52,998 --> 00:43:55,598
Speaking of indigenous
knowledge, albert marshall,
905
00:43:55,667 --> 00:43:57,600
Our lifetime
achievement recipient,
906
00:43:57,735 --> 00:44:00,737
Is an advocate of traditional
mi'kmaq knowledge
907
00:44:00,872 --> 00:44:05,240
And the concept of etuaptmumk,
or two-eyed seeing,
908
00:44:05,276 --> 00:44:08,277
Which describes the integration
of indigenous knowledge
909
00:44:08,313 --> 00:44:09,945
And contemporary science.
910
00:44:10,949 --> 00:44:12,615
Removed from his home
when he was 11
911
00:44:12,750 --> 00:44:15,485
And taken to residential school,
albert knows what it means
912
00:44:15,620 --> 00:44:16,685
To lose everything.
913
00:44:17,755 --> 00:44:19,622
He found healing in culture
and language
914
00:44:19,624 --> 00:44:22,558
And has since dedicated
his life to inspiring others
915
00:44:22,694 --> 00:44:23,626
To do the same.
916
00:44:24,763 --> 00:44:26,963
He is an author, a teacher,
a revisionist,
917
00:44:27,098 --> 00:44:28,497
And a revolutionary.
918
00:44:29,901 --> 00:44:32,401
Here is the indspire lifetime
achievement award recipient:
919
00:44:33,104 --> 00:44:34,169
Both: Albert marshall!
920
00:44:34,839 --> 00:44:35,971
Thanks for watching.
921
00:44:38,243 --> 00:44:45,148
♪ [singing and drumming] ♪
922
00:44:48,185 --> 00:44:55,090
♪ [singing and drumming] ♪
923
00:45:37,368 --> 00:45:38,300
[film reel ticking]
924
00:45:50,315 --> 00:45:53,049
♪ ♪
925
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:11,653
- ♪ [singing and drumming] ♪
- [film reel ticking]
926
00:48:13,391 --> 00:48:17,493
Albert: I'm accepting this on
behalf of all the mi'kmaq people
927
00:48:17,495 --> 00:48:20,129
That have been
very instrumental--
928
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:23,298
--Because knowledge
is alive to us.
929
00:48:24,135 --> 00:48:25,701
[cheering]
930
00:48:25,703 --> 00:48:29,605
♪ ♪
931
00:48:30,741 --> 00:48:32,107
Albert: We have to bring back
the spirit
932
00:48:32,143 --> 00:48:33,943
That was taken away from us
at residential school.
933
00:48:35,713 --> 00:48:38,180
We have to bring back the spirit
to guide us
934
00:48:38,249 --> 00:48:41,050
And to support us in the future,
935
00:48:41,119 --> 00:48:42,618
Because how else
are we going to prepare
936
00:48:42,753 --> 00:48:45,087
The next generation
to be the kind of people
937
00:48:45,123 --> 00:48:48,290
That need to carry on,
and not only the legacies,
938
00:48:48,293 --> 00:48:50,225
But the responsibilities that
have been left here
939
00:48:50,261 --> 00:48:51,427
For us by our ancestors?
940
00:48:52,163 --> 00:48:55,031
- [applause]
- ♪ ♪
941
00:48:55,733 --> 00:48:57,766
[film reel ticking]
942
00:48:59,270 --> 00:49:02,637
♪ remember me
943
00:49:03,774 --> 00:49:07,042
♪ when the sun comes up
in the morning sky
944
00:49:07,078 --> 00:49:10,612
♪ there I will be
945
00:49:11,615 --> 00:49:13,949
♪ soaring with the eagle
so high
946
00:49:14,018 --> 00:49:17,119
♪ feeling free
947
00:49:17,689 --> 00:49:20,389
♪ remember me
948
00:49:20,425 --> 00:49:21,657
♪ down the road
949
00:49:21,792 --> 00:49:23,259
♪ hand in hand
950
00:49:23,394 --> 00:49:25,194
♪ you and me
951
00:49:25,996 --> 00:49:27,929
♪ [singing] ♪