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| Peggy Kormendy (1937 – 2023) | Peggy Kormendy (1937 – 2023) | ||
| - | Peggy Kormendy was the first female chief of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and signed the First Nation’s final agreement in 1988. Peggy was an outspoken advocate for the protection of the environment and urged the government to protect the Peel Watershed region when the land use plan for the area was in question. Peggy was a champion fisher on the Yukon River and friends and family tell of the time she pulled an 84-pound salmon from her net. Geraldine Van Bibber described Peggy Kormendy as one who ensured the old ways were not forgotten while adapting to changing times.((“MLAs pay tribute to late Tr’ondek Hwech’in | + | Peggy Kormendy |
| + | She was the first female chief of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and signed the First Nation’s final agreement in 1988.((“MLAs pay tribute to late Tr’ondek Hwech’in elder Peggy Kormendy and her ‘enduring legacy.’” //CBC News,// 14 June 2023.)) She was a founding member of the Dawson YANSI Local and was active in meetings and projects to support Non Status families.((YANSI Elders Circle, //It’s our Time to Tell Our Story.// Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle, 2025: 222.)) | ||
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| + | Peggy was an outspoken advocate for the protection of the environment and urged the government to protect the Peel Watershed region when the land use plan for the area was in question. Peggy was a champion fisher on the Yukon River and friends and family tell of the time she pulled an 84-pound salmon from her net. Geraldine Van Bibber described Peggy Kormendy as one who ensured the old ways were not forgotten while adapting to changing times.((“MLAs pay tribute to late Tr’ondek Hwech’in | ||
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