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The second, Teagan Littlechief, a singer\/songwriter from White Bear First Nation, said that including Indigenous people is another step towards reconciliation. \u201cThe recognition that Indigenous people work so hard every day in their artistic ways and just to be recognized in such a manner is a humble [sic] experience.\u201d Teagan Littlechief\u2019s name is familiar, not only because she is a rising artist who appeared on the province-wide Telemiracle 2024, but she also sat down with Funky Moose Radio\u2019s Joel Gaudet and Mark Poppin for \u2018The Sit Down&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F01%2F31%2Findigenous-art-heads-for-the-moon%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two Saskatchewan artists submitted their work to be part of The Lunar Codex. 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