Remote Indigenous communities try to stay in quarantine

The World

In parts of northeastern British Columbia popular with tourists, First Nations communities are setting up checkpoints and organizing rallies to tell people to stay away. They plan to stay quarantined for as long as necessary, in order to protect their elderly, some of whom are the last fluent speakers of their language.  The World's Rupa Shenoy brings us that story.

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