By Ryan Kiedrowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The World-Spectator The latest volumes sharing the history and lived experiences of elders on Kahkewistahâw First Nation were launched during a special gathering on June 20. One of many celebrations during Kahkewistahâw’s annual pow wow weekend, community members gathered at the Elder’s Centre for the launch and to obtain copies of their own. “A lot of times, people judge us because they don’t know what happened a long time ago,” said Wendy Alexson during the launch. “So I hope after reading the stories, you’ll know what they went through.” Alexson was featured in Okêhtê Ayima Chief Kahkewistahâw’s Elders Volume Four, and she described what it was like to see her truth in print for the first time. “I have my story in one,…
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