Indigenous model featured on massive Toronto billboard

Model Michaella Shannon says she endured racism while growing up in a small town in Saskatchewan, but learned to embrace her Indigenous identity — now on display on a massive billboard in Yonge-Dundas Square.

Feb 09, 2019, 6:13 PM

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