Team P.E.I.'s journey to the North American Indigenous Games was off to an electrifying start after an opening ceremony held at Summerside's Credit Union Place Wednesday evening.
An artist's work space is a place to foster creativity, hash out new ideas and work on their latest masterpiece. It's a special place to local Indigenous artists like Nelson White, Jerry Evans and Heidi Dixon.
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 22, 2020
Lisa Legere says she is grateful to the community for all the work that s been done to help her get settled in a new small home on Lennox Island.(John Robertson/CBC)
Twisting the keys in her hands, Lennox Island First Nation member Lisa Legere examines the empty room as she explores the brand new one-bedroom house. Safe, she said. I m home.
Legere said she only found out about being chosen for the new home a few months ago, and had recently been staying in shelters. Certainly a dream come true, like, I couldn t ask for anything else, Legere said. It s amazing what my band has done for me considering where I was.