WLWB
Updated 11 days ago
1-4905 48th St, Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S3
On August 4, 2005, the Tłı̨chǫ people of the Northwest Territories signed the Tłı̨chǫ Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement with the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories. The treaty gives land, resources and self-government rights to the Tlicho people. With the signing of the agreement, the Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board was created, becoming a legally recognized management authority for the area known as Wek'èezhìı.