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Feds fund another Indigenous doc series

KEEWAYWIN FIRST NATION, Ont. – The federal government today announced $187,896 will be made available to fund a digital documentary series from Keewaywin First Nation.The northwestern Ontario community will partner with professional filmmakers to produce a digital multimedia series in Oji Cree and each episode of the documentary-style, youth-oriented program will feature a different aspect of life in the community. It will be broadcast online through IsumaTV, says the government’s press release.The funding is being provided under the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting component of the Aboriginal Peoples' Program."Our language is central to our identity. It's not simply a collection of different...