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'', September 17, 2018. Based on the Australian series '' First Contact'', the show profiles six Canadians who are challenged over a period of 28 days about their pre-existing perceptions of

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peoples by experiencing indigenous Canadian life firsthand."‘First Contact’: TV docuseries seeks to shatter Indigenous Canadian stereotypes"

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, September 12, 2018. The series was narrated by

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. The series received

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nominations for Best Factual Program or Series at the

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in 2020.

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