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Dutcher won the Indigenous music album award at a Saturday pre-telecast gala for his project, which has him singing with recordings of his elders made more than a hundred years ago.
Backstage, Dutcher spoke about the thrilling experience of performing in the Wolastoq language on national television.
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David Friend, The Canadian Press
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