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Sahtu Dene People

Category: People
Sub Category:First Nations People of Canada
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State/Country:Northwest Territories, Canada
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URL: http://www.sahtu.ca/index.html
Summary Information:
The Sahtu Dene includes the people of the Locheaux/ Hareskin, Mountain Lake and Bear Lake. Traditional lands are located in the south western area of the Northwest Territories in the Mackenzie Mountains and along the Mackenzie and Bear Rivers. Contemporary Sahtu communities include Deline, Tulit'a, Colville Lake, Fort Good Hope and Norman Wells. The Sahtu Dene Tribal Council is a signatory to the Sahtu Dene Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement which took effect in June 1994. Sahtu Dene communities are also involved in self-government negotiations with the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Related Entries

  • Dogrib Comprehensive Land Claim and Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle
  • Deline Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle for the Sahtu Dene and Metis of Deline 2003
  • Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Implementation Plan 1993 - Signatory
  • Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement 1994
    • Organisation
  • Deline First Nation Government
  • Deline Dene Band
  • Deline Land Corporation
  • Sahtu Dene Council
  • Sahtu Secretariat Inc
  • Aboriginal Summit
  • Assembly of First Nations
    • People
  • Inuvialuit People
  • Gwich'in People
  • Metis People

    • References

    Resource
    Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1994) Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement
    Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs - Government of the Northwest Territories (2003) Deline Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle for the Sahtu Dene and Metis of Deline
    Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs - Government of the Northwest Territories (2003) Highlights: Deline Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle
    Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs - Government of the Northwest Territories (2003) Chronology of Events Leading to the Signing of the Deline Self-Government Agreement in Principle
    (2003) Deline Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle Plain Language Summary
    Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (2003) Deline Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle Signed
    Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs - Government of the Northwest Territories (2003) Deline Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle for the Sahtu Dene and Metis of Deline
    Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1994) Highlights: Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement
    Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1993) Implementation Plan for the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement

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    Created:Wednesday, 2 April 2003
    Modified:Monday, 28 February 2005
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