Fifty years since delegation of Yukon chiefs delivered pivotal Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow document to Ottawa theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fifty years ago, a group of Indigenous leaders from the Yukon arrived in Ottawa to meet the prime minister and make a bold proposal. The meeting would effectively set the country on a new course, by opening the era of modern land claims.
Thirty years after his father Elijah Smith died, his son Steve Smith says his father would be proud of the vision that the document that defines his legacy still resonates today.