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I was having the worst time with Premiere Pro so had to improvise, so sorry!
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By Sam Franks BELLEVILLE – Originally the land of the Mississaugas of the Credit, now the home of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (KENHTÈ:KE KANYEN’KEHÁ:KA) misunderstanding and mistrust lead to the displacement of thousands. The Mississaugas of the Credit were the original inhabitants of current-day Belleville, Ont. The Mississaugas are group of Ojibwe…
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By: Sam Franks TYENDINAGA – On Thursday, Nov. 14, Mohawk (Kanyen’kehá:ka) leatherworker, Cheryle Maracle, informed nine students about the tradition and importance of her work and culture. Maracle said she remembered visiting the farm when she was a child and the significance of her cultural traditions. “It really is a gratifying job. We are taught…
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The poem I have selected is one of my own and about my parents. They recently separated after almost 32 years together. I wrote this around 2 years ago when things were rocky and I had my suspicions but nothing was set in stone. The poem is basically an homage to how I watched my…
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Sam Franks talks to job-seeker Jeff Clark, at the Work in Quinte, career fair Sept. 18, 2024.