NI HADI XA

Ni Hadi Xa (NHX) is an agreement between six (6) Indigenous Nations (Deninu Kue First Nation, Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, North Slave Métis Alliance, Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Tłı̨chǫ Government, and Yellowknives Dene First Nation) and De Beers Canada. The Ni Hadi Xa Agreement is a legally binding contract which provides for environmental monitoring and management of the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine additional to such matters governed by legislation. The purpose of the Agreement is to ensure that Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine operations do not compromise the ability of the land to support those who rely on it. Ni Hadi Xa aims to measure this through a combination of on-site environmental monitoring, desk-top technical reviews and traditional knowledge monitoring... Ni Hadi Xa is responsible for the monitoring of the Gahcho Kue mine. Our goals it to ensure that the mine's operation does not compromise the ability of the land to support those who rely on it.

Primary location: Canada