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From boys with braids to girls with game

They say the youth are our future - and if that's the case then our future is bright. Not only are the kids are alright, they are downright awesome.

Indigenous youth are more engaged than ever

A young boy listens to an elder speak, one of dozens who attended Winnipeg's first Boys With Braids gathering. (Tim Fontaine)

From boys with braids to girls with game. They say the youth are our future - and if that's the case then our future is bright. Not only are the kids are alright, they are downright awesome. 

Tracie Leost. (Supplied)
Métis athlete, activist, and dancer Tracie Leost wants to change the world one act of kindness at a time.

Christopher Sanford-Beck says reconciliation can be as simple as talking to your neighbour. Find out how his vision took him all the way to Ottawa to meet the Governor General.

Imajyn Cardinal plays in The Saver.
Meet the Winnipeg organizers behind Boys with Braids and how they hope to stop the bullying and replace it with pride.

Cree actress Imajyn Cardinal lived off the grid for two years and discovered her passion to fight climate change.

And two Inuit youth began training for a half-marathon in sub zero weather in northern Quebec but crossed the finish line in tropical temperatures in Hawaii. 

Ta'Kaiya Blaney at 10. (Ben Nelms /Reuters)
The week's playlist:

N'we Jinan - Home to Me

Ta'kaiya Blaney - Earth Revolution

Cassidy Mann - Say You'll Miss Me

Ali Fontaine - Runaway