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Deborah Andrews, Executive Director of Canadian Native Friendship Centre in Edmonton · Community Champion of the Week

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  Windspeaker Radio Network Community Champion of the Week.
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  Each week, the Windspeaker Radio Network recognizes and celebrates an Indigenous champion from Alberta who demonstrates exceptional commitment to enhancing their community.
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  Hi, I'm Deborah Andrews, the Executive Director at the Canadian Native Friendship Center.
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  Deborah, you have made such an impact with the organization.
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  Tell me, what makes you want to continue to make an impact and making a difference, essentially?
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  Honestly, I think it's my staff that make the huge impact because they are the ones delivering all our programs and all our services.
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  And um I just I just let them do what they need to do.
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  You know, when we we when we work with um the displaced uh community members.
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  Basically, um, you know, mostly everywhere they go, they're not accepted and they're judged and um when they come here we treat 'em like people, like who they are.
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  Like we no judgments and we provide services that uh they need, whether it be food, uh lunch, um, maybe uh referrals to other agencies.
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  And sometimes we just they just come in and just to um sit around and chat or visit.
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  Out of everything you've done, what is one thing that keeps you going and going and keep on helping out?
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  My goodness.
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  I think that's just who I am.
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  You know, like uh because of my personal my personal things as well, because I you know, I raise my grandchildren.
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  So I I I do that for everybody.
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  Like w I treat people like how I want them to treat me.
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  And you know, like you you take care of you take care of others and they take care of you.
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  Deborah, thanks again for taking the time out of your schedule and kudos to you and keep on making a difference in the community.
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  For more information, where can our listeners connect with you more?
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  Where can they follow you?
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  Um CNFC A.
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  This has been the Windspeaker Radio Network Community Champion of the Week.