Planning for first Indigenous Festival of the Arts to be held in Burns Lake is currently underway.
Rayanne Charlie, one of the event planners said she hopes the festival will eventually morph into a significant annual event in Western Canada.
"This is just the beginning," Charlie said to Lakes District News.
"I can see something like this festival being good for our town.
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