First Nations’ Paddlers

March 4, 2022, Sun City, AZ, USA) Members of several Yukon Territory First Nations will be padding segments of the Yukon River with Art “Karts” Huseonica this summer on his record-attempt Yukon River expedition. This aspect of the expedition will provide unique learning opportunities for Karts, ensure that he camps in indigenous territories with permission, and garner the respect of the First Nations. To learn more about this, here’s the LINK to a recent article describing this part of the expedition. The expedition is keeping its Yukon2020™ branding. The expediton is 2,020 miles long.

One of the paddlers is Coralee Johns, a salmon fisheries expert, is from the Wolf Clan of the Ta’an Kwäch’än First Nation.

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