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War docuseries tells story of Six Nations veteran Tom Longboat

The "Our War" segment on Tom Longboat premiers on the History Channel Nov. 11. Image courtesy of the History Channel.
CKRZ - 100.3 FM - CKRZ - Ohsweken • ON | 11-11-2022
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On Nov. 11, The History Channel will premier a two episode docuseries entitled "Our War" in honour of Remembrance Day and Canadian military service.

One of the segments deals with descendants of the legendary Onondaga runner from Six Nations Tom Longboat searching the little known history of his WWI story.

CKRZ recently interviewed several people involved with the production of "Our War" as well as family members of Tom Longboat for a deeper dive into the show and the history associated with this celebrity Indigenous war veteran.

Listen to the entire CKRZ interview featuring Erin Haskett, executive producer of the Our War docuseries episodes, as well as Jeannine Jamieson and Cindy Martin, descendants of Tom Longboat below:

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