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Paul and Bree Josie's wilderness tourism business was fully booked last winter with tourists who were looking to get off the beaten path and experience Gwich'in culture in the fly-in arctic village of Old Crow, Yukon.
In Old Crow, Yukon, Sophia Flather is excited and hopeful about an upcoming language course she’s organizing a teacher training program that will have up to 20 students, including some who will fly in.
The Vuntut Gwitchin government is asking residents to prepare by packing a three-day evacuation bag with all essentials. The nearest fire is about 12 kilometres away, north of Old Crow at Berry Hill.