Whitehorse Daily Star: Yukon s birthday marked in historic milieu whitehorsestar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whitehorsestar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
George Black had been the Yukon’s Member of Parliament for nearly 15 years when he became ill and was hospitalized in January 1935. He was not able to run in the federal election that came later in the year, so his wife, Martha, stepped forward to campaign for a seat in parliament in his place.
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.
Whitehorse Daily Star: Ex-Yukon Territorial Council member dies in B C at 88 whitehorsestar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whitehorsestar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.