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By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News For Howie Miller, comedy is more than a punchline. It is a way to confront racism, challenge stereotypes and make space for Indigenous people in an entertainment industry that has often reduced them to narrow roles. The Edmonton comedian has spent decades turning personal experience into material while encouraging a new generation of Indigenous performers to step into the spotlight. His goal is not only to see more Indigenous comedians onstage, but to see Indigenous people represented across mainstream media as doctors, lawyers, scientists, astronauts and artists. \u201cWe need our faces in mainstream media more and more, and not so much riding around on horses or drunk on a reservation,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWe need to be doctors, lawyers, scientists, astronauts,… <\/p>\n

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By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News For Howie Miller, comedy is more than a punchline. It is a way to confront racism, challenge stereotypes and make space for Indigenous people in an entertainment industry that has often reduced them to narrow roles. The Edmonton comedian has spent decades turning personal experience into material while encouraging a new generation of Indigenous performers to step into the spotlight. His goal is not only to see more Indigenous comedians onstage, but to see Indigenous people represented across mainstream media as doctors, lawyers, scientists, astronauts and artists. \u201cWe need our faces in mainstream media more and more, and not so much riding around on horses or drunk on a reservation,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWe need to be doctors, lawyers, scientists, astronauts,... <\/p>\n

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