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Collected Item: “Powwow circuit disrupted by COVID-19”

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Powwow circuit disrupted by COVID-19

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news article

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Article describing the cultural and financial impact of the cancelling of powwows across Canada. While the impacts are significant there is also the feeling that cancellations are necessary and that life and powwows will go on in the future.

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indigenous stories, gatherings

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/powwow-cancel-2020-covid19-1.5583452?cmp=rss

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John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press

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2020-05-25
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