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Hager remembered as fierce advocate for Aboriginal self-government, and a ‘very, very proud leader’
May 20, 2016
Robert Hager, the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun chief, who famously held out for a better deal in Yukon land claim negotiations, has died.
His family says he died Friday morning at his home in Mayo, after a battle with cancer. He was 75 years old.
Hager served as chief of the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation for more than three decades, making him one of the longest-serving chiefs in Yukon history.
“Robert was a very strong believer in self government and traditional rights and harvesting rights,” said his niece, Nancy Hager.
“He was always talking to lawyers, other people from other First Nations — they always got drawn to him, because they knew he was a real politician in that area.”
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/robert-hager-dead-nacho-nyak-dun-1.3591887
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