Kiniw's Dance — A Mother, a Son, and the Pow Wow

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Sep 8, 202609:09Society & Culture

When Sunshine Quem Tenasco posted a video of her son Kiniw dancing Woodland at the Saugeen First Nation powwow, she wasn't expecting the response. People came out of the crowd to honor him. The drum stood up to shake his...

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