{"id":90833,"date":"2025-03-31T08:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=90833"},"modified":"2025-03-31T08:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:59:07","slug":"advocating-for-indigenous-youth-through-personality-pageants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/advocating-for-indigenous-youth-through-personality-pageants\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocating for Indigenous youth through personality pageants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Claire McFarlane, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio Alisha Danielson is quick to say her participation in pageants has nothing to do with her looks. &#8220;I want to be judged on who I am and what difference I&#8217;m trying to make, rather than what I look like,&#8221; said Danielson. &#8220;That&#8217;s the biggest thing for me.&#8221; The 20-year-old is one of Yellowknife&#8217;s newest residents, having moved to the city earlier this month. 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