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“The ancestral knowledge that their people offered to us — it goes way deeper than society’s understanding that their people have cultivated this land for many, many years … They were able to teach us so much.” ![👏](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t57/1.5/16/1f44f.png)
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Together with the Yukon First Nations Climate Action Fellowship a group of Yukon youths including Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizen Jennifer Mierau travelled to Aotearoa New Zealand to stay with a Māori community. This cultural exchange opened up new perspectives and appreciation to help their climate action plan here in the North.
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