Indigenous comedians help public health campaign to protect elders from COVID-19 – CBC

Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation puts out videos featuring Dane Cunningham, Dakota Ray Hebert

Dec 06, 2020

As COVID-19 cases increase among First Nations people across the Prairies, a social media campaign is relying on Indigenous comedians and humour to encourage people to protect their elders.

“[Comedy] is very important because it’s depressing for a lot of people right now. And I believe that our people believe in laughter as medicine,” said Dane Cunningham, who is Cree from Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta.

Cunningham, along with Candy Palmater and Dakota Ray Hebert, are the latest Indigenous comedians to make public service announcements for the Protect Our Elders campaign by the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in Alberta.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/alexis-nakota-sioux-nation-protect-elders-psa-1.5826148

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