| Summary: | Warrior Up! is a documentary series that follows Indigenous youth across Turtle Island who are standing up and making change, transforming their communities, their lands and their lives for the better. Episode 10: Kya Steinbach-Parker, 17, is a determined Mi'kmaq/ Seneca education activist! Kya struggled at school when she was younger, and attending a land-based Indigenous middle school was what brought her back on track. Now at a mainstream high school in Fort Erie, Ontario, Kya has already successfully lobbied for an Indigenous history class in her high school. She and her classmates welcome Warrior Up host Joel Oulette as they roll out special activities for Canada's Day of Truth and Reconciliation. But Kya's activism doesn't end in the classroom. She travels to Winnipeg for an Experiences Canada Youth Conference where she gets to meet her hero, Honorable Murray Sinclair, former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His inspiring words encourage Kya and Joel to take part in a Truth and Reconciliation March, one where Kya shares her goals with the crowd about how education can be a part of reconciliation.
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