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Families gather for Wanuskewin’s 6th annual Kôna Winter Festival

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Wanuskewin’s 6th annual Kôna Winter Festival
WATCH: Despite the dread of winter's return to Saskatchewan, the extra snow was the perfect gift for Wanuskewin, and just in time for the Kôna Winter Festival. Payton Zillich stopped by the one-day event to take in all the fun — while learning more about Indigenous culture.

Thousands of families gathered at Wanuskewin for the sixth annual Kôna Winter Festival on Saturday. The festival featured a full day of winter activities that embrace Indigenous culture.

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The popular events included snowshoeing, dog sledding, storytelling and dancing.

For anyone unable to brave the winter weather, trail tours were still available through a virtual reality experience made by students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

To find out more about the festival, watch the video above. 

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