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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS LOCAL - Indigenous Astronaut Indigenous astronaut, Commander John Herrington member of the Chickasaw Nation, shares his experience in space with students at CMHR Thursday. More info: Dr. Herrington spent 13 days, 18 hours and 47 minutes in space in 2002, taking his tribe's flag to the International Space Station. His sessions with students are supported by a partnership between the CMHR and Information and Communication Technologies Association Manitoba (ICTAM) as part of DisruptED, an annual conference presented by RBC Future Launch about the future of work and technology. See Alex Paul story. January 31st, 2019