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Treaty Talk | Kim Smarch

Kim Smarch; Citizen of Teslin Tlingit, Yukon
Director of Negotiations and Implementation for Teslin Tlingit Council

In this video, Kim explains why modern treaties are important to her. She also shares how youth can get involved in their own treaties and her advice to youth to use their voices to influence change.

The Gordon Foundation Treaty Talks Videos

The Gordon Foundation has a collection of Treaty Talk videos featuring Yukon negotiators and those who are implementing the Agreements, as well as a video on the history of Yukon's modern treaties. The Understanding Our Treaties website is an initiative of The Gordon Foundation to provide experiential learning about treaties and to support the Treaty Simulation model. 

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