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In Rosanna Deerchild’s The Secret to Good Tea, laughter is a crucial part of the brew

“If you get two or three Indigenous people in the same room, somebody is going to start making jokes,” says Deerchild. “We have a lot of trauma, but we also have a lot of laughter and joy. In the Indigenous worldview, that balance is really important. When you become imbalanced, then that's when the wounds start.”