Ta’Kaiya Blaney, CAYAC Youth Ambassador on CBC The National

On June 20, 2019, CAYAC Youth Ambassador Ta’kaiya Blaney, one of the champions of the Women’s Honour Canoe, was interviewed on The National, the flagship nightly newscast of CBC News. Click below to watch the full video interview.

June 20, 2019. CBC The National.

CAYAC Youth Ambassador Ta’kaiya Blaney, one of the champions of the Women’s Honour Canoe, was interviewed on The National, the flagship nightly newscast of CBC News.

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“As Indigenous people, we’re born into a sense of responsibility and obligation to take care of our territories,” explained Ta’kaiya. Watch the full video interview here.