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By The Canadian Press

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Married Couple Anthony and James win season 7 of CTV’s The Amazing Race

Sep 11, 2019 | 7:27 AM

EDMONTON – Anthony Johnson and James Mokakis hope being the first Indigenous, two-spirit couple to compete on The Amazing Race Canada would give them a national platform to highlight issues close to their hearts.

Over weeks of intense challenges that saw them criss-cross the country, the pair from Edmonton donned outfits meant to call attention to specific topics.

Handmade red skirts and a bandana was for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and blue shirts emblazoned with “Water Is Life” was to show the cultural and ceremonial importance of water.

The married couple, who were crowned the winners yesterday during the show’s finale — identify as two-spirit, a term used by some Indigenous peoples to describe their gender, sexual and spiritual identity.

The couple says they want to use their fame to continue fundraising for a cultural healing centre in Alberta’s Kehewin Cree Nation.

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But first, they say they want to celebrate their groundbreaking victory, get some sleep and maybe go on vacation.

The win comes with a $250,000 prize, a trip for two around the world and two new vehicles.