Stephen Kakfwi belongs to a cohort of young northerners who survived the childhood abuses of residential school only to find themselves as teenagers in another residential school. Kakfwi's life has been a series of diverse endeavours, blending traditional Dene practices with the daily demands of political office. Throughout his career, Kakfwi understood that he held the power to make change - sometimes he succeeded, sometimes he did not. But he also embraced the power of story-telling, and has helped change the story of the North.
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