By Meghan Dewar is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter  This past July, seven Cape Breton University students had the opportunity to fly across the world to New Zealand. The opportunity was a part of an Indigenous Arts course created by Marcia Ostashewski, professor of Ethnomusicology, and was created with the intention of connecting local Indigenous/Mi’kmaq students with the Indigenous/Māori culture in New Zealand. “This is part of a broader relationship-building and collaborative process between Aotearoa/New Zealand and Unama’ki/Cape Breton, specifically between Mi’kmaq and Māori people,” said Ostashewski. “I’ve been working with Laurianne Sylvester, students, community members, and knowledge holders and musicians here in Unama’ki for some time. A colleague of mine, Brian Diettrich in Aotearoa/New Zealand, is working there with Māori and PASIFIKA, and other Indigenous knowledge holders and Māori

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