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When the Calgary Stampede brought in [[The Rockettes]] from New York City in 1964 as part of the grandstand show, they auditioned young local dancers to participate as the "Calgary Kidettes". The group was meant to be a one-time addition to the show, but proved popular with spectators,<ref name="Dixon116">{{harvnb|Dixon|Read|2005|p=116}}</ref> and returned for three subsequent years.<ref>{{citation |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f2NkAAAAIBAJ&pg=828,3156127 |title=More top talent signed for big grandstand show |work=Calgary Herald |date=1966-05-10 |access-date=2011-04-17 |page=45 |archive-date=2021-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020231220/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f2NkAAAAIBAJ&pg=828%2C3156127 |url-status=live }}</ref> By 1968, the Kidettes were renamed the Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede and remained part of the nightly grandstand show, growing into a headline act by the 1970s.<ref name="Dixon116" /> The group was modeled on the American group [[Up with People]] but with a style reflecting the pioneer culture of Alberta and Western Canada. The Young Canadians made television and live appearances throughout North America and attracted large crowds every year at the Calgary Stampede.<ref>{{citation |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=725kAAAAIBAJ&pg=3669,451041 |title=Young Canadians taking tunes to many exhibitions |work=Calgary Herald |date=1973-07-03 |access-date=2011-04-17 |page=16A |archive-date=2021-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020231100/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=725kAAAAIBAJ&pg=3669%2C451041 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1982, the [[Stampede Foundation]] set up the Young Canadians School of Performing Arts to offer professional training to singers and dancers between the ages of 7 and 19, paid for by scholarships from the Stampede organization.<ref>{{harvnb|Dixon|Read|2005|p=117}}</ref> Two of the founders of the Young Canadians were director Randy Avery and choreographer Margot McDermott who remained with the group throughout the 1970s and 80s.
In 2017, a [[Class action|class action lawsuit]] with over 70 class members was launched alleging that the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited and the Calgary Stampede Foundation were negligent over their failure to alert police despite being aware of sexual abuse in The Young Canadians. In 2018, a staffer with The Young Canadians was criminally convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually exploiting six members of the group between 1992 and 2014. In June 2023, the defendants reached a settlement in which they accepted liability and would pay all damages resulting from their negligence, with [[punitive damages]] to be determined later.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villani |first=Mark |date=July 26, 2023 |title='We are deeply sorry': Calgary Stampede admits liability in decades-long sex assaults involving Young Canadians performers |work=[[CTV News]] |url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/we-are-deeply-sorry-calgary-stampede-admits-liability-in-decades-long-sex-assaults-involving-young-canadians-performers-1.6495227 |access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> In June 2024, the $9.5 million dollar settlement was approved by the [[Court of King's Bench of Alberta]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Calgary judge approves $9.5M settlement in Young Canadians abuse lawsuit |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-stampede-class-action-lawsuit-settlement-1.7250505 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]]}}</ref>
===The Stampede Showband===
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