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Renowned Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen remembered as trailblazer, innovator

Cris Derksen, 45, died in a highway crash in northern Alberta. Reports from friends and family say Derksen was fatally injured Friday driving home after attending the funeral of their father in Tallcree First Nation, near Fort Vermilion, Alta.

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Renowned Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen remembered as trailblazer, innovatorCris Derksen, 45, died in a highway crash in northern Alberta. Reports from friends and family say Derksen was fatally injured Friday driving home after attending the funeral of their father in Tallcree First Nation, near Fort Vermilion, Alta.
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