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    Inside An Indigenous Beauty Pageant That Celebrates Sisterhood And Cultural Pride
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    Inside An Indigenous Beauty Pageant That Celebrates Sisterhood And Cultural Pride

    For 47 years, the Oqnali’kiaq Princess Pageant in Eskasoni First Nation—a Mi’kmaw community on Cape Breton Island—has crowned the queen of Eskasoni. Here, a glimpse inside the 2020 competition.

    Lindsay Jones; photography by Darren Calabrese

    5 minutes
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