Wake the Giant: How a Thunder Bay Welcome Grew Into an 8,000-Person Movement

Wake the Giant grew from a Thunder Bay storefront decal campaign into an 8,000-person festival welcoming Indigenous students
THUNDER BAY — INDIGENOUS NEWS — Wake the Giant may look like a major outdoor music festival, but its purpose reaches well beyond the stage at Thunder Bay’s waterfront.
The project began with a serious question: How could Thunder Bay become safer and more welcoming for Indigenous students who leave remote First Nations to attend high school in the city?
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