Reconciliation efforts of filmmaker Doreen Manuel to be recognized with award
Reconciliation efforts of filmmaker Doreen Manuel to be recognized with award

 By Mina Kerr-Lazenby  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In almost four decades of tireless work, Doreen Manuel has rarely stopped to reap the rewards of her own success. The award-winning Secwepemc/Ktunaxa First Nations filmmaker and Capilano University teacher is not one to rest on her laurels, in fact she seldom acknowledges her own achievements at all, mighty as they are.   When Manuel discovered she would be the recipient of Capilano University’s Enduring Award, one of five awards celebrating positive community impact as part of the university’s Alumni Awards of Excellence, she was shocked. Her endeavours may be impressive to other people, she says, but to her it’s simply “all in a day’s work.”   “I don’t really think about all the different things I’ve accomplished here, and out in the

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