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By Paige Seburn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Lake Report Losing her father meant losing her strongest cultural connection. Now, during National Indigenous History Month, Halley Irwin is sharing how she found her way back \u2014 and how she\u2019s helping others do the same through cultural programs and events offered at the Niagara Regional Native Centre. \u201cThese cultural programs matter so much. They help us reclaim who we are,\u201d said Irwin in an email. Irwin returned to the centre after time away in her teens and early adulthood and is now the director of development and community engagement. Since being back, she said she\u2019s been able to pick up the teachings her father, a Six Nations-born artist, once shared. \u201cBeing here at (the Niagara Regional Native Centre) has given me… <\/p>\n

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By Paige Seburn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Lake Report Losing her father meant losing her strongest cultural connection. Now, during National Indigenous History Month, Halley Irwin is sharing how she found her way back \u2014 and how she\u2019s helping others do the same through cultural programs and events offered at the Niagara Regional Native Centre. \u201cThese cultural programs matter so much. They help us reclaim who we are,\u201d said Irwin in an email. Irwin returned to the centre after time away in her teens and early adulthood and is now the director of development and community engagement. Since being back, she said she\u2019s been able to pick up the teachings her father, a Six Nations-born artist, once shared. \u201cBeing here at (the Niagara Regional Native Centre) has given me... <\/p>\n

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