MusiCounts - MusiCounts Celebrates Indigenous Heritage All Year Round

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communities across Canada through our <a href="/en/programs/resources/kanata-contemporary-indigenous-artists-and-their-music/">MusiCounts Learn Kanata</a> resource, by funding friendship centres across the country with our <a href="/en/programs/grants/siriusxm-soundwaves-musicounts-community-fund/">SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund</a>, as well as supporting school programs that engage youth in Indigenous traditions such as drumming through our <a href="/en/programs/grants/musicounts-school-music-funding-programs/musicounts-slaight-family-innovation-fund/">MusiCounts Slaight Family Innovation Fund</a>.</p><p data-block-key="3u1dr">Check out our programs for more details and follow @MusiCounts on all socials to stay up to date when our programs open!</p> </div> </div> <div class="block-divider"> <div class="container"> <hr/> </div> </div> <div class="block-cta"> <div class="container container-medium py-1"> <div class="row mb-3 align-items-center"> <div class="col col-12 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