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CLOSER TO HOME SEASON II (ENGLISH)
Squamish Nation, North Vancouver, British Columbia
Flores Island, British Columbia
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba is home to the largest urban Aboriginal population in Canada where one in ten people identify themselves as Aboriginal - the largest percentage for any major city in the country. But despite their size relatively few Aboriginal families own their own home so host Wayne Baker is heading to the prairies to find out why. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is behind a new pilot project that's helping Aboriginal families overcome the financial and social barriers that have kept them out of the real estate market.
Nemiah Valley, British Columbia
The Nemaih Valley is the traditional territory of the Xeni Gwet'in First Nation and home to some of the most beautiful and pristine wilderness in British Columbia. But as host Wayne Baker learns, you won't see any hydro lines here since the Xeni Gwet'in have always lived off the power grid and Chief Marilyn Baptiste wants to keep it that way. But preserving their territory and way of life is getting harder. Exploration and gold mining are threaten to destroy one of the most sacred lakes and move the fish that have sustained this community for generations. Now the Xeni Gwet'in are fighting for their future.