My Hometown

Gloria Knott: My Hometown

Gloria talks about where she’s from – Wasagamack.
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Aaron Rae: My Hometown

Aaron talks about growing up on Sandy Lake First Nation in Ontario.
He also talks about the role of the Northern Store on reserves.
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When Aaron was young, his family moved to Winnipeg. Adjusting was difficult at first.
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Tyson Monias: My Hometown

Tyson lives in St. Theresa Point, Manitoba. Hear him talk about the positives and negatives about growing up in his community.
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Thadius Leveque: My Hometown

Thadius talks about his community - Little Grand Rapids First Nation.
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Ricky Bittern: My Hometown

Ricky talks about his hometown, Berens River First Nation.
He talks about how there isn’t any racism on his reserve as well as an experience with racism in Winnipeg.
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Norma Monias: My Hometown

Norma talks about her community, St. Theresa Point.
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Paul Frobisher: My Hometown

Paul talks about his two neighbourhoods - Elmwood and West Broadway.
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Jonathan Owens: My Hometown

Jonathan describes his community – Pauingassi First Nation. He says it's just like your typical reserve.
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Little Bow Bighetty: My Hometown

Little Bow talks about her reserve, Pukatawagan and “the rock.”
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She also talks about the negatives about living there.
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Marcia Quill: My Hometown

Marcia talks about her hometown – Sapotaweyak First Nation.
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Maria Aksic: My Hometown

Maria was born in Thompson, Manitoba but grew up in Winnipeg. Here, she talks about her experiences visiting up north.
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Myrna Flett: My Hometown

Myrna talks about her hometown – St. Theresa Point and describes her house, which has running water. Not every house does in her community.
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Lindsay Sinclair: My Hometown

Lindsay uses a list of adjectives to describe her current neighbourhood in Winnipeg's West End and describes life on her family’s home reserve - Lake Manitoba First nation.
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Derek Beardy: My Hometown

Derek grew up in York Landing. The community is in Northern Manitoba.
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Garry Fisher: My Hometown

Garry goes to school in the city. When he goes back home to Bloodvein First Nation on breaks, certain things remind him that he's home.
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Zaid Aboud: My Hometown

Zaid was born in Iraq. He lived in various refugee camps in different African countries before arriving in Canada.
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It's normal for middle-easterners to sleep on the floor. Zaid continued to do this when he moved to Canada. He also talks about memories he has of his youth.
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Zaid talks about his first day in Winnipeg.
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Thomas Gerezghier: My Hometown

Thomas was born and raised in Sudan. Although he only spent short periods of his life in Eritrea, his parents are Eritrean. Because of this, he identifies himself as Eritrean.
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Othello Wesee: My Hometown

Othello grew up in Liberia. He says a big difference between Canada and Africa is how communities interact.
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Darios Ahmed: My Hometown

Darios talks about the region where he grew up in Ethiopia.
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Lacina Dembele: My Hometown

Lacina talks about Cote d'Ivoire - the country where he was born - and how he got to Canada.
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Biya Joba: My Hometown

Biya grew up in Ethiopia. He talks about what it was like living there and shares his memories of arriving in Canada.
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Ben Oyat: My Hometown

Ben was born in Sudan but grew up in Uganda. He says it's a beautiful country but very different from Winnipeg.
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Reem Hailemolokot: My Hometown

Reem was born in Sudan. Hear her describe her country and talk about her arriving in Winnipeg.
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Richie Diggs: My Hometown

Richie grew up in Liberia. He talks about how it looks, its rich history, and the difficulty of moving to Canada without his father.
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Coming to a new country is difficult. Living alone in a new country is even more of a challenge for Richie because his family is still in Ghana and Liberia.
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When Richie moved to Winnipeg, he lived in the Central Park district. He quickly had to adjust to the difficulties of living in a large Canadian city and learned how to stay away from trouble.
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