Couple from northwestern Ontario wave their First Nations' flags at Mount Everest's base camp

A couple from northwestern Ontario say they're breathing a little easier after becoming the first people from their First Nations to reach base camp on the world's highest mountain. Here's why Marietta Duncan and her husband, Travis Duncan, carried the flags of Muskrat Dam and Bearskin Lake up Mount Everest earlier this week.

Couple from northwestern Ontario wave their First Nations' flags at Mount Everest's base camp
Two people are seen at the base of a mountain, holding signs.

A couple from northwestern Ontario say they're breathing a little easier after becoming the first people from their First Nations to reach base camp on the world's highest mountain. Here's why Marietta Duncan and her husband, Travis Duncan, carried the flags of Muskrat Dam and Bearskin Lake up Mount Everest earlier this week.