By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 A Northwestern Ontario couple have proudly carried the flags of their First Nations to a place few Indigenous people from Canada have been before: base camp on the world\u2019s highest mountain. Travis and Marietta Duncan posted photos of themselves holding up the flags of Bearskin Lake and Muskrat Dam First Nations on Facebook earlier this week. Reaching Everest Base Camp after a 15-day trek evoked \u201ca feeling of self-accomplishment for both of us,\u201d Travis, from Muskrat Dam, said in an interview Thursday from Lukla, Nepal. \u201cWe also wanted to represent our communities in a positive way,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was also overwhelming too, because the scenery was so beautiful in the mountains,\u201d said Marietta, who is from Bearskin Lake. \u201cIt was just a… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 A Northwestern Ontario couple have proudly carried the flags of their First Nations to a place few Indigenous people from Canada have been before: base camp on the world\u2019s highest mountain. Travis and Marietta Duncan posted photos of themselves holding up the flags of Bearskin Lake and Muskrat Dam First Nations on Facebook earlier this week. Reaching Everest Base Camp after a 15-day trek evoked \u201ca feeling of self-accomplishment for both of us,\u201d Travis, from Muskrat Dam, said in an interview Thursday from Lukla, Nepal. \u201cWe also wanted to represent our communities in a positive way,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was also overwhelming too, because the scenery was so beautiful in the mountains,\u201d said Marietta, who is from Bearskin Lake. \u201cIt was just a... <\/p>\n