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B.C. family represents their Indigenous heritage on Family Feud Canada

Best part of experience was 91Ƶjoking around with Gerry Dee91Ƶ 91Ƶ contestant
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Host Gerry Dee meets the Roberts family on Family Feud Canada, Season 4. From left are Dee, Sheryl Thompson, Julie Bronson, Robyn Ross, Iris Rayburn and Marian Atkinson. Photo courtesy CBC

Sheryl Thompson and her family have always joked about going on a show like Family Feud Canada.

The thing is, she91Ƶs not the kind of person to not follow through on an idea like that.

91ƵI91Ƶm the type of person that likes to walk my talk,91Ƶ she said. 91ƵAnd so I say, you know what? Time91Ƶs up, let91Ƶs do this.91Ƶ

So she and her family (Julie Bronson, Robyn Ross, Iris Rayburn and Marian Atkinson) put together an audition tape and sent it off.

91ƵWe all wore our cedar bark hats,91Ƶ Thompson said. 91ƵIt showed Campbell River, it showed our Nation, the canoes. It was really good.91Ƶ

Somebody at CBC must have enjoyed it, because after a few interviews and Zoom meetings, they asked Thompson if she and the family could come to Toronto for filming in September.

91ƵTo myself, I91Ƶm going 91Ƶholy91Ƶ91Ƶ But to my team, yeah, I said, 91Ƶyeah, let91Ƶs do that,91Ƶ91Ƶ she said. 91ƵFamily Feud paid for all our expenses except for our food, they flew us from Campbell River to Toronto, gave us a beautiful hotel right downtown and and then we went to Family Feud.91Ƶ

The episode, which aired Dec. 5, has the Roberts family, who are members of the We Wai Kum First Nation, facing off against the Wilson family from Whitby, Ontario. For those who don91Ƶt want a spoiler, the episode is available to watch . While the Roberts91Ƶ didn91Ƶt prevail against the Wilsons, they sure did have a good time.

91ƵWhen I91Ƶm nervous I get really animated,91Ƶ Thompson said. 91ƵI just say something really crazy which makes people laugh and it91Ƶs kind of like letting them know you91Ƶre the same as me. You know, we91Ƶre not different 91Ƶ That91Ƶs just how we roll in our family. We like to laugh a lot and I think that91Ƶs the point of the show too.91Ƶ

The Roberts family also stood out because they wore their traditional Cedar hats and regalia on the show, which was Thompson91Ƶs idea.

91ƵI wanted to do something different,91Ƶ she said.

Though they did not win, they did get $200 each from Family Feud Canada. They decided that since they were already in Toronto they would do some things that they always wanted to do like watch a Blue Jays game and visit Niagara Falls.

Thompson91Ƶs favourite part of the experience was coming home to people in the community who were excited about the local exposure on TV.

91ƵThat, and joking around with Gerry Dee,91Ƶ Thompson said.

91ƵI encourage anybody to give it a try,91Ƶ she said. 91ƵYeah think of something you need about your family and and go for because it91Ƶs quite easy.91Ƶ

The episode is available .

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