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By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Mackenzie Brown (Kamamak, which means \u201cbutterfly\u201d in Cree) and Matricia Bauer (Isko-achitaw Waciy \/ \u1403\u1422\u146f \u1403\u1426\u148b\u1455 \u1418\u148b\u1540), co-owners of Warrior Women, are bringing Cree culture to Edmonton from February 17 to 19 to showcase their talent, art, and Indigenous knowledge at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (#2026IITC). The mother-daughter duo from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation are recognized leaders in Indigenous tourism, known for sharing Cree stories, land-based teachings, and cultural practices with audiences from around the world in ways that are authentic, respectful, and community-guided. \u201cWe\u2019re a mother-daughter duo from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, and we absolutely love what we do,\u201d said Mackenzie Brown. \u201cTourism really found us. We didn\u2019t set out thinking we were going into tourism \u2013 we… <\/p>\n

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By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Mackenzie Brown (Kamamak, which means \u201cbutterfly\u201d in Cree) and Matricia Bauer (Isko-achitaw Waciy \/ \u1403\u1422\u146f \u1403\u1426\u148b\u1455 \u1418\u148b\u1540), co-owners of Warrior Women, are bringing Cree culture to Edmonton from February 17 to 19 to showcase their talent, art, and Indigenous knowledge at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (#2026IITC). The mother-daughter duo from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation are recognized leaders in Indigenous tourism, known for sharing Cree stories, land-based teachings, and cultural practices with audiences from around the world in ways that are authentic, respectful, and community-guided. \u201cWe\u2019re a mother-daughter duo from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, and we absolutely love what we do,\u201d said Mackenzie Brown. \u201cTourism really found us. We didn\u2019t set out thinking we were going into tourism \u2013 we... <\/p>\n

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