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Young Cree leaders bring modern-day Treaty to United Nations forum • Apr. 25, 2025, 11:03 PM ET (CBC)
Cree man's dream of a Walmart bag ribbon shirt becomes reality thanks to crafty uncle • Apr. 11, 2025, 4:36 AM ET (CBC)
Cree youth trek over 100km along Hudson Bay coast • Apr. 6, 2025, 4:49 AM ET (CBC)
Dozens march in Winnipeg to raise awareness about racism in health care • Mar. 31, 2025, 1:52 AM ET (CBC)
140 years after Frog Lake Massacre, Cree community hopes to reshape tale of 1885 resistance • Mar. 28, 2025, 10:38 PM ET (CBC)

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