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Why You Should Rethink Your Halloween Costume This Year

Chantal Chagnon is a Cree Ojibwe Métis singer, drummer, artist, storyteller, actor, educator, workshop facilitator, social justice advocate, and activist with roots in Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan.

She shares traditional Indigenous songs, stories, culture, history, arts, crafts and teachings and has worked with Arts Commons to share a love of traditional drumming, drum-making, and storytelling. She has also introduced young people to Indigenous culture through her work as an educator.

For this Halloween season, Chantal shares her insight on costumes and how you can thoughtfully select your Halloween costume from a place of cultural understanding and empathy.