Winnipeg Free Press: New APTN docuseries about Indigenous youth leaders features two Manitobans

May 11, 2024 —

Two Manitobans are featured in a new documentary series highlighting the work of young Indigenous leaders across Turtle Island.

Rylee Nepinak, a member of Sagkeeng First Nation, and Tréchelle Bunn of Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation are among the youth starring in Warrior Up!, which premières today on APTN.

Nepinak is the co-founder of Anishnative — an organization that introduces inner city youth to land-based teachings — and has cycled from Vancouver to Halifax to raise awareness and support for the suicide crisis in Tataskewayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba.

To read the full story about Warrior Up! Please visit the Winnipeg Free Press.

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