Portrait of a Peel protest

THE LAST MILE...Na-cho Nyak Dun elder Jimmy Johnny hoofs it along the Yukon River with about 100 other protesters who joined the procession to the government building behind Brad Firth, aka Caribou Legs. He used his athletic prowess to run 1,200 kilometres from Inuvik with a message for the Yukon government: protect the Peel watershed.  



NO WELCOME MAT...Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski didn't come out to greet the marchers or receive the letters, but the media were more than happy to listen to the messages.

TREATY REWIND...Former Na-cho Nyak Dun chief Robert Hager wants to know what happened to joint land planning commitments made in the treaties he signed more than 20 years ago.
 

PEOPLE OF THE PEEL...Reverend Mary Battaja pays tribute to those, like her mother, who came before and their historic ties to the land.



HOT DOG...Firth's faithful Trixie, decked out with a canvas pack to carry the letters, seems to prefer playing over protesting.

EYE ON THE PRIZE...Peel protesters vow to fight on as the dispute near its day in Yukon Supreme Court. The trial is set for July 7 - 11.