When powwow dancer Denny Thomas takes the stage, he says all his problems simply vanish.
“When I’m out there dancing, there’s absolutely nothing can touch me,” Thomas says.
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“There’s nothing that can hurt me, there’s nothing that can affect me. It’s like the sun is shining. It’s so self-empowering.”
Thomas, 44, is from the Kamloops Indian Band. This year marks his third year of sobriety.
“I think I was about 16 when I first started really drinking,” he recalls. “I started out drinking beer but I
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