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VIDEO: Walking for peace to raise awareness of violence in First Nations communities

Marilyn Charleyboy set out Sunday, Sept. 9 from Tsideldel (Alexis Creek) First Nation on Highway 20
Monica Lamb-Yorski
Monica Lamb-Yorski

Marilyn Charleyboy is walking from Tsideldel (Alexis Creek) First Nation to Williams Lake to raise awarness about violence in First Nations communities.

She began on Sunday, Sept. 9 and hopes to reach her destination by Friday, Sept. 14.

Before walking she visited Tatlayoko Lake.

There she dipped in the lake to prepare herself spiritually for the walk and gathered some glacier-fed water to drink through the week.

Read more: First Nations woman walking for peace to stop the violence in the Cariboo Chilcotin


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Monica Lamb-Yorski

About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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