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CRFC and SiriusXM Canada partner on Indigenous languages radio programming

TORONTO – The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC), with support and funding from SiriusXM Canada, announced Tuesday morning the launch of Words and Culture, a radio project designed to help revitalize and preserve Indigenous languages across Canada. “Scheduled to debut in early 2024, this groundbreaking project will amplify the voices of Indigenous language speakers, artists, and culture keepers through the power of radio,” a press release says. Led by Kim Wheeler, an Anishinaabe and Mohawk award-winning producer and SiriusXM host, the Words and Culture project “will include the production of five series of six episodes each and will weave together conversations with...