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More than 100 young people from 11 First Nation and Inuit communities across Canada are gathering for an intensive dance camp in southern Ontario in a program aimed at empowering Indigenous youth.
Indigenous-led non-profit Outside Looking In is hosting the youth at Tim Hortons Foundation Camp in Brant as part of a national program that uses dance to support school engagement.
The event marks the first time the participants, including those from remote and fly-in communities, are coming together in person after months of training at home.
The camp will culminate in a live performance fusing hip-hop and Indigenous culture, led by artistic director Candace Scott-Moore.
Organizers say the dance camp highlights the impact of arts-based programming in supporting Indigenous youth across the country.
The program's showcase will take place in Toronto next Friday.