Indigenous arts community mourns loss of emerging storyteller Taran Kootenhayoo
Posted: Jan 05, 2021 6:39 PM ET | Last Updated: January 6 Taran Kootenhayoo was an emerging talent in the Indigenous arts community.(Melanie Orr Photography) The Indigenous arts community is mourning the loss of Vancouver-based Dene actor Taran "Standing Sunrise" Kootenhayoo. Kootenhayoo was from Cold Lake First Nation and was a registered member of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, both in Alberta. He died Dec. 31, 2020, at the age of 27. He was an emerging writer, actor, poet, skateboarder and Indigenous rights activist. "I want him to be remembered for his care for people, the environment...
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