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September 21, 2018 12:06 PM Subscribe
Gold seekers are flooding into the Yukon and wreaking havoc on its rivers
Digging and scraping their way along river beds, a growing gold rush of placer miners is disturbing the territory of the Tr¡¯ondëk Hwëch¡¯in First Nation ¡ª all under the rules of a bygone era that leave both Indigenous and colonial governments out of the deal.
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