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This documentary follows Dawn Murphy, or “Princess Delta Dawn”, who rose to fame in the 1980s and early 1990s and became the first Indigenous woman wrestler and the first Canadian woman wrestler to compete in Japan.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2024-09-28

Runtime: 26 mins

Director: Asia Youngman

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Delta Dawn

Production Companies: Studio 104 Entertainment, TELUS originals

Production Countries: Canada

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