The Tåîchô Agreement

The Tåîchô Agreement was negotiated by the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), and the Government of Canada. It is the first combined comprehensive land claim and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories. In 2005 the Tåîchô Nation ratified the Tåîchô Agreement, a modern Treaty with the Government of Canada. The agreement provides and defines certain rights relating to lands, resources and self-government. Some of the highlights of the agreement include:

• Creation of the Tåîchô Government
• Ownership of 39,000 km2 of land located between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake including surface and subsurface rights.
• The ability to define its membership know as Tåîchô citizens
• Jurisdiction over lands and resources in the Tåîchô traditional territory.
• The establishment of the Wek’éezhíi Land and Water Board and the Wek’éezhíi Renewable Resources Board
• A share of mineral royalties from the Mackenzie Valley

For a copy of the agreement please refer to our publications section