Yukon First Nation calls on William and Kate to support land rights – The Globe and Mail

Sep. 28, 2016

As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge admired the snow-capped mountains ringing this small Yukon town, the chief of the Carcross Tagish First Nation appealed for the royal couple’s help to empower aboriginal communities and keep the area pristine.

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, visited the southern Yukon community of Carcross on Wednesday during the second day of their whirlwind tour of the northern territory. While most of the town’s population of 300 gathered to welcome the royal couple with dancing and song in front of a towering totem pole, Chief Andy Carvill asked for their support to increase respect for the small First Nation.

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