Tłı̨chǫ Agreement Information Package (Multiple parties, August 2003)
The Tịchọ Agreement is the first combined comprehensive land claims and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories, signed on August 25, 2003, by the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Government of Canada. The agreement grants the Tịchọ approximately 39,000 square kilometres of land including subsurface minerals, $100 million in payments over 14 years, resource royalty sharing, and extensive self-government powers over Tịchọ lands and citizens.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Government of the Northwest Territories, Government of Canada, Tịchọ First Nation, Deh Cho, Akaitcho, Gwich'in, Sahtu Dene and Métis
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Mọwhì Gogha Dè Nììtłèè, Wek'èezhìı, Eządzìtì, Behchokų, Wha Ti, Gameti, Wekweti, Yellowknife, Fort Rae, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie Valley, Nunavut, Sahtu Settlement Area
- Parameters
- land ownership, self-government, wildlife harvesting rights, water rights, resource royalties, mineral resources, heritage resources, environmental impact assessment, land use permits, water licences
- Pages
- 16
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