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(CP)-In developing \u201cNorth of North,\u201d a new Inuk comedy co-produced by Netflix and CBC in partnership with APTN, the creators made one thing clear: it had to be \u201ca horny show.\u201d \u201cSo often Indigenous women don’t have any bodily autonomy in shows and aren’t allowed to enjoy sex. They’re often victims of it,\u201d said Nunavut-born co-creator Stacey Aglok MacDonald during an interview last month in Toronto. \u201cWe really wanted to show Inuit women and Indigenous women being in control of their bodies, having feelings and wanting romance and wanting sex and all of that stuff.\u201d Turning to star Anna Lambe and co-creator Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, who were sitting beside her at the CBC headquarters, she added: “It also felt real to us, and we’re all about authenticity.\u201d The three burst into… <\/p>\n

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(CP)-In developing \u201cNorth of North,\u201d a new Inuk comedy co-produced by Netflix and CBC in partnership with APTN, the creators made one thing clear: it had to be \u201ca horny show.\u201d \u201cSo often Indigenous women don’t have any bodily autonomy in shows and aren’t allowed to enjoy sex. They’re often victims of it,\u201d said Nunavut-born co-creator Stacey Aglok MacDonald during an interview last month in Toronto. \u201cWe really wanted to show Inuit women and Indigenous women being in control of their bodies, having feelings and wanting romance and wanting sex and all of that stuff.\u201d Turning to star Anna Lambe and co-creator Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, who were sitting beside her at the CBC headquarters, she added: “It also felt real to us, and we’re all about authenticity.\u201d The three burst into... <\/p>\n

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