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Oct 2021
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Can Art Help a Country Heal? (Conversati...

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Join Liz and Adam as they discuss the program Isadore Charters: The Healing Pole. They tell Charters' story and look at his efforts to bring reconciliation to Canada. He lost his whole culture as a boy. But he is trying to bring native culture back to Canada and start the healing process.

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You can also check out the program Truth and Reconciliation for Canada (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN_QyuK7hos&list=PLXnS9j0Kr6MEt3u-5s0r5z-gUjKht5ZyO) to learn more.

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