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National Indigenous News May 25 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Northwest Territory's government has issued a boil water advisory for four communities in the South Slave region.
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  SPEAKER_00: A news release from the government Sunday said residents of Hay River, Katlodeche, Enterprise, and Kakiza should boil drinking water for at least one minute.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says it's asking people to take this precautionary measure because of high turbidity or cloudy or muddy treated water running through distribution lines.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says the treatment plant cannot properly treat the water due to very high turbidity in the source water.
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  SPEAKER_00: The release said people should use boiled water to drink, make food and beverages, ice cubes, wash fruits and vegetables, and brush teeth.
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  SPEAKER_00: The government is also reminding people that water used for infant formula should be boiled as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's asking people not to drink water from public drinking fountains and said it is not necessary to boil water to shower, bathe, or wash, but to avoid swallowing it.
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  SPEAKER_00: The release also added that Brita type drinking water filters that use activated carbon are not safe for use, and that they are actively working on a solution as soon as possible.
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  SPEAKER_00: June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, and the McEwen University in Edmonton, Alberta is set to host an Indigenous fashion show.
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  SPEAKER_00: Joanna Luna has more.
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  SPEAKER_02: McEwen University is hosting Revitalization on the Runway, organized by McEwen Indigenous Students Club, on June 5th at Allard Hall.
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  SPEAKER_02: From 6 to 8, Danielle Lapitac is the student advisor with McEwen University.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so Kihew Watson has been wanting to put on a fashion showcase for a while.
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  SPEAKER_01: And my role as a student advisor, um, I started in August, but I have a modeling background, so it kind of worked out for both of us, right, to put on this showcase.
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  SPEAKER_01: Uh and the event is meant to be a celebration just to bring community together and really acknowledge Indigenous people, you know, especially in June.
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  SPEAKER_01: We wanted to kick off Indigenous History Month in a well-rounded way in celebration.
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  SPEAKER_01: I want to say Indigenous fashion is rapidly rising, you know, in more popular and public sectors.
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  SPEAKER_01: Um, we see it more in mainstream media.
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  SPEAKER_01: So we're really excited to just bring that, you know, to McEwan University and to the city of Edmonton.
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  SPEAKER_02: In Edmonton, I'm Joataluna.
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  SPEAKER_00: An enormous National Marine Conservation Reserve is being established on British Columbia's central coast, spanning an area larger than Prince Edward Island.
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  SPEAKER_00: The protected area is the result of an agreement between six coastal First Nations and the provincial and federal governments.
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  SPEAKER_00: An official said the area is around 6,700 square kilometers and will be operated by Parks Canada along with its indigenous and federal partners.
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  SPEAKER_00: The reserve is within the Great Bear Sea, a diverse marine ecosystem that covers more than half of BC's coast and includes glass sponge reefs, salmon, killer whales, and migrating humpbacks.
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  SPEAKER_00: A federal official said all fisheries, with the exception of bottom trawling, may continue in the area.
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  SPEAKER_00: Though its boundaries aren't yet finalized, a Parks Canada representative said the marine reserve spans from near Gill Island in the north to Calvert Island in the south, extending inland as far as Bella Coola.
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  SPEAKER_00: Its establishment will become official under the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, a process that is expected to take several years.
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  SPEAKER_00: The next step of the agreement is the creation of a collective management board and a zoning plan that sets out what activities are allowed to occur in the area with the intent of allowing fishing and tourism to continue.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous news.