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Indigenous friends, family drum outside Quesnel murder trial

Lake Babine Nation cultural ambassador drums for justice for his friend Carmelita Abraham

Carmelita Abraham danced in her ancestral ways during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremonies.

Wilf Plasway was right there beside her.

Carmelita Abraham busted out her modern rhymes for the governor general of Canada.

Wilf Plasway was right there beside her.

Carmelita Abraham died tragically young in a violent way, and now that a trial is underway to prosecute a man accused of her murder, Wilf Plasway is right there again.

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Frank Peebles

About the Author: Frank Peebles

I started my career with Black Press Media fresh out of BCIT in 1994, as part of the startup of the Prince George Free Press, then editor of the Lakes District News.
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