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How to Lose Everything: 5 beautiful animated Indigenous short films share personal stories of loss

For series creator Christa Couture, telling her story became an invitation for others to tell their own. Stream How to Lose Everything now on CBC Gem.

'I wouldn't change anything about myself': Why the world needs to change, not people with disabilities

Young people are changing the face of disability — in part because people like Maria Bangash are being heard.

Chef Shawn Adler shares what you need to know about foraging year-round in your own backyard

On the culture, teachings, meals and memories that guide him through this stunning series.

'I don't just accept my disability — I can celebrate it.'

For a long time, Christa Couture hid her disability. But over time, she's come to see it as a kind of superpower.

Two artists are painting pictures of Canada — every 150 km of the Trans-Canada

What would you see if you stopped every 150 km across Canada? Carol Loeb and Allison Grapes took to the road to find out.

Forget statues — this artist is confronting historic figures on our money

Jay Soule, a.k.a multimedia artist Chippewar, is countering the faces on Canadian money through a grassroots sticker campaign — 'Not So Funny Money.'
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On Emancipation Day, celebrating a family history that stretches to the Underground Railroad

Can you trace your family history back five generations? Pamella Houston can.
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'Our culture is still so strong': how one Indigenous Games athlete is finding inspiration

Davina McLeod is a Gwich'in-Inuvialuit athlete from Aklavik, N.W.T. in Toronto to compete in the canoe races at the North American Indigenous Games.
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'Hair carries memories:' how one filmmaker is sharing Cree teachings with her sons

Tapwewin and Pawaken are 10-year-old twin brothers approaching an important ceremony: cutting their hair for the first time.
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Dusting off a surprise hit song from the '70s for Canada 150

In the mid '70s, the Ontario band Grampa had a radio hit with with their song 'Canadian Way of Life.' 40 years later, the lead singer is performing it again.