"In 1976 or 1977, I sat on the board of directors for the Yukon Association of Non-status Indians. I was privy to many of the conversations and decisions that were made during that time period, and the respect and admiration of many of the people who laid the framework of what we are dealing with will forever remain in my heart. A lot of them got tired and stopped working. A lot of them passed over, but a lot of them are still in the trenches, still trying to work for the betterment of their people, bless their souls."

Edi Bohmer, a Gaanexteidi Clan member, pictured in the days when she was working with the Yukon Native Brotherhood and was part of a community consultation process that took her all over the Yukon and Canada. (Edi Bohmer)