Reclaiming a name that was taken away

Image | Deneze Nakehk'o

Caption: (Deneze Nakehk'o)

Audio | Out In The Open : Reclaiming a name that was taken away

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Dëneze Nakehk'o(external link) was born with the last name Antoine. As an adult, he learned that his family's name had been changed to Antoine in residential school. So Dëneze went on a journey, inspired by civil rights activist Malcolm X, to discover his ancestors' Indigenous name and reclaim it for himself and his family.
This story originally aired on October 15, 2016