'Indigenizing settlement': Building bridges between newcomers and Indigenous people in Sask.
Saskatoon students Azwa Alam and Daniell Sunshine who come from different parts of the world say their friendship contributes to reconciliation:
Alam Alam emigrated from Bangladesh two years ago. Daniell Sunshine is from Fishing Lake First Nation. The two have been friends since the day they met at Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon. Their relationship is part of an ever-evolving dynamic between newcomers and Indigenous people in Saskatchewan. "I shared about how I'm passionate when it comes to things like filmmaking, spoken word, poetry, and that's how I started talking to Daniell," said Alam. "I was sharing how murdered and missing indigenous women were important to me. It was like a personal connection. We kind of just made connections with that and just went from there," recalled Sunshine. Azwa and Daniell are also working on a podcast discussing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.