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was a cold winter night in

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early. Twenty two thousand and six

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year old should they are. Red

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Star and her father Shane were

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at a local large on the

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enough Korean lambs. The

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gym was packed with joy for

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chatter as a large group of

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First Nations folk gathered to sing

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and share. Music had the traditional

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around down. Every

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one was eager to hear each

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singer introduce new tunes. When

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it was shame red stars turn to

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sing his song. He stood. Proudly in

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front of his friends and family.

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He'd been singing. At round Down celebrations

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like this for decades since he

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was a little boy, He

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felt the notes coursing through him.

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his voice soaring. has his hands

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been out? The rhythms on. A

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strong, steady ensure.

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Then. he heard another voice

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coming from behind him It

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sounded beautiful and

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confident. Wow,

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who's that? Shane thought to

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himself. He

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turned to look behind him, but

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he didn't see anyone singing. Again,

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the voice joined him

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in song, clear and

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bold. It

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was powerful and mysterious,

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matching his every word. Shane

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looked around, baffled. When

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his turn was over, he went to

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sit down and enjoy the other performers,

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still very curious. That's

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when Shania took his hand and said,

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Daddy, Daddy, did you hear me

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singing? A

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huge smile lit up both of

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their faces. Shane

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had no idea until that moment that

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his daughter could sing like that in

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the Cree tradition. And

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Shania was just learning what a

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gift it could be to make music together.

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I'm Denise Halfyard, and this

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is Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls,

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a fairy tale podcast about the

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real life rebel women who inspire

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us. On

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this episode, Shania and Shane

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Redstar, An indigenous daughter

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father duo from the Cree tradition,

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who spread joy. You can

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anybody to have. You

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seen. Singing. And

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performing at round dances was part of

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his life for as long as he

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could remember. Shane was

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born in what is now referred to

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as the Scatter When Canada. He

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grew up on the White Bear First

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Nations Reserve. And follows the

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pre tradition with his family. One

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of the most important things

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seem more and on the

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wane fair. First nations reserve

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has walk quarter well for

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kinship. This is

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the idea that human beings are

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fallen leader. Not

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only to each other, And

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the way. We

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need com many different backgrounds. But

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there are always ways for us to

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connect and understand one another. And

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one of the most powerful way we

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can do this is through song. Shame.

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Love to sing and drum traditional.

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Free music. Whether

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the song was about a new sunrise.

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For a long forgotten dreams,

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she's self the words themselves

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vibrating through his body, And

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he was a really talented musician. When

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he was just eight years old,

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Shane was recruited by his. Favorite

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drum group. Cool The Us

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Senate boy in junior. He

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loved every second of the recording

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process. He got to see

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how indigenous me. And be power. He

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got to feel the energy of

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these grown men telling stories through

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music. As being an. Artist.

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The triumphant experience. I

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have to tell you that my friends. Analogy she

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is hello Larry as he only

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eats cheese doodles and can be

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and she loves to sing and

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fly to be walls Wait, did

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I tell. You that Penelope is

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my imaginary friends? Well see

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it. but she's totally real

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to me. Any who, Penelope

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and I are very excited

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because there's a new movie

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coming out on May Seventeen.

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All About Imaginary Friends is

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called If, which stands for

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Imaginary Friend. Pretty. Cool

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and I write is is

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so much things with lovable

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says he giants and bright

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new galaxies. It's stars

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clearly Fleming as be a girl

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who discovers that she can see

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everyone elses. Meanwhile,

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Pal played by Ryan Reynolds

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can also see it together.

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They came up and go

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on a magical adventure to

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reconnect. For got in his with their

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kids. If

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is from the brilliant mind

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of writer director John Krasinski.

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It also stars John Krasinski.

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Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller

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Bridge, Maya Rudolph, Jon

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Stewart, Sam Rockwell, Emily

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Blunt, Aquafina, and Steve

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Carell just to. Name a few.

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It celebrates the incredible power

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of curiosity. And creativity.

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And it's definitely a laugh out

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loud adventure for the whole family.

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Is comes out in theaters starting

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May seventeenth and is guaranteed can

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love your son. Play.

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Oh. analogy says she

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wears two pairs of socks at

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all times also that imaginary friends

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that live list refills on popcorn.

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So join us in the theater on May 17.

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today. Thanks for listening. Shane

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kept on making music, both

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with us in a boy and junior, and

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on his own. He

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loved composing and performing new

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pieces that mixed traditional ideas

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with his own rhythms and

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melodies. His

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voice grew fuller and he felt like

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he was channeling the voices of those

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who came before him too. As

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soon as he became a father,

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Shane started teaching his children about

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Cree culture and the traditional

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ways of living. He was

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so excited to bring his family

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to the round dances he'd enjoyed

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as a kid. That

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day when he heard his daughter

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Shania singing behind him was thrilling

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on so many levels. Shania

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was belting out words that

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had been passed on from

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generation to generation, glowing

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with strength and pride.

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Both Shane and Shania were fired

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up. They wanted

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to sing and drum together with the

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community as much as possible. pandemic

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happened. During

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those first days of isolation,

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there was so much fear and

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uncertainty. Days turned

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into weeks, and soon,

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Shane noticed that Shania was beginning

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to mope around the house. She

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missed her friends and being

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in person with her community. Shane

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wondered if music could help her feel better.

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So one day, he brought out

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his hand drum and

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asked if she wanted to sing with him. They

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dove right back into the familiar

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songs they loved. It

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was so comforting to find these notes

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and harmonies. It felt

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like coming home. After

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a couple of practices, Shane

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and Shania even started sharing videos

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of their music online. Playing

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music together felt inspiring.

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Maybe we can boost other people's

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spirits too, they thought. Imagine

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Shane and Shania standing

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on a rock outcropping near a

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calm lake by their home, letting

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the wind and ancient melodies

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flow through them. It

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usually started with Shane finding the rhythm

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on his drum, then adding

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in vocals. Shania

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followed by stomping along with her

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feet. She began

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adding in harmonies and joining

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with uplifting lyrics like, listen

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to the wind and the willows, telling

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you, yes, it's true. I love

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you. Shane

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even composed original songs from the two

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of them. Their favorite

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was called, Singing and

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Having Fun. The

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more Shane and Shania shared their

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singing online, the more

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people watched and cheered on their

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creativity. Soon, the

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red stars entered singing content and even

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loud as themselves a recording deal. It

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was very exciting for both of them, finding

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this new way to reconnect with

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their heritage and make

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beautiful music. At

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the same time, Shane knew

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that once their videos were public, lots

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of people could see and judge them. Sometimes

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the red stars got incredible

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positive feedback, but

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other times they got criticism or

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no reaction at all. After

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working so thoughtfully on their songs,

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these audience opinions could really

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affect Shania especially. She

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was still very young and because

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of the pandemic, these comments

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were some of the only social

13:15

interactions she got to have. So,

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whenever Shania started to feel

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down, Shane reminded her that

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she had incredible gifts as

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a singer and performer and

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that nobody could take those gifts away

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from her. This was

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just the beginning for her as an artist.

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She had so many tunes to

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discover. Shane also believed that the

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music they were making was powerful

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and full of love, so

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it would have to add positive energy into

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the world. For

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them at least, the joy it

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brought was worth so much more

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than the trouble. I

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love singing with

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you, my baby.

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I love singing with

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you, my baby.

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Baby, baby, baby. Baby,

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baby. Today,

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Shania and Shane continue to

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sing out, both together and

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on their own. Shane

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is excited to travel and perform

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whenever he gets a chance, and

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Shania is exploring all kinds

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of musical genres. Country

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music, R&B, and

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even rap. No

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matter where their musical journeys take them

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next, they feel a

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deep sense of gratitude for how

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far they've already come. They

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are loud and proud, feeling

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that surge of the notes

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coursing through them, weaving together

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a timeless melodic story. As

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Shane says, there is no

15:12

greater feeling than to have

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this experience together. Together,

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they are thinking the earth. Together,

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they are connecting to their

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ancestors. And

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together, they are creating a

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legacy of love. This

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podcast is a production of Rebel

15:41

Girl. It's based on

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the book series Good Night Story

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for Rebel Girls. This

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episode was narrated by me,

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Denise Hopyardt. It

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was produced and directed by Hailey Baskin, with

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sound design and mixing for the mumbled

15:57

media. This story was written in a

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book by edited by Abby Schur

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and Deborah Goldstein. Now

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checking by Joe Radigan. Our

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executive producers were Joyce Smith and

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Jess Wolch. Words

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and Music by Shane and

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Shania Redstar, courtesy of Indigenous

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Cloud Network, Inc. at

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www.indigenous-cloud.com.

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All theme music was composed and

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performed by Eleptra Borzhokie.

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A special thanks to the Whole Rebel

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Girls team who make this

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podcast possible. Until next

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time, stay rebel.

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