Three Ojibwe teenagers from Sagkeeng First Nation...

Three Ojibwe teenagers from Sagkeeng First Nation... took top honors in Canada’s Got Talent in its debut season. Brandon and Dallas Courchene , who are brothers, and Vincent O’Laney were crowned the winners on May 14. Their act comprised of traditional dancing, tap, clogging and hip-hop. They called themselves Sagkeeng’s Finest, and come from a reserve near Fort Alexander, Man. The three are part of a larger group of eight, but the three were the ones who decided to audition for the reality program. The trio auditioned with 12,000 other acts and kept moving up the ranks. Lisa Odjig, a hoop dancer, was also in the hunt making it to the semi-finals, consisting of 24 act, but she was eliminated. Judge Martin short loved Sagkeeng’s Finest telling them they oozed charm. “I hope you win a billion dollars someday,” he told them. For now they’ll have to be satisfied with splitting the $100,000 prize money. They also won a trip to Tobago, the opportunity to perform in Las Vegas and will appear in a Toronto New Year’s Eve show. They have become role models in the community.