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The 17-year-old Siksika fancy dancer who is featured on the 2021 Calgary Stampede poster will also lead the Stampede parade as its official marshal.
Katari Right Hand has been dancing and showcasing her culture at the Calgary stampede since she was a young girl.
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Right Hand’s Blackfoot name, Nààpiwa otó piim Akikowan, was given to her following the 2013 floods in southern Alberta and means Rainbow Girl, “an emblem of hope.”
For the Nation, this marked a new battle in a war that’s been ongoing for years.
“The day it burned down, we saw that as an opportunity to rid ourselves of something that really brings up some painful memories for many Stoney people,” said Ryan Robb, CEO of the Stoney Tribal Administration.
The permit to rebuild was approved in November 2019 by the planning commission of the M.D. of Bighorn No. 8, which deemed the church a Municipal Heritage Resource in 2014. The church was designated a historic site by the United Church of Canada and the province in 1979.
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