NWT land information related to Aboriginal groups

TETLIT GWICH'INABORIGINAL

OWNED LANDS

NACHONYAK DUN

ABORIGINAL OWNED LAND

Dehcho asserted territory

Deepwater L.Watershed

Arctic Red Riverspawning

ground

James Creek &Vittrekwa River

Rat River, HuskyRiver, Black

Mountain

TravaillantLake, Mackenzieand Tree River

ThelonGame

SanctuaryKaska Dena

Council assertedterritory

Acho Dene Koe FirstNation asserted

territory

Dehch

o ass

erted

territ

ory

Akaitcho asserted territory

Chief Drygeese asserted territory

Dene Tha'assertedterritory

K'atlodeeche First Nation asserted territory

Akaitcho asserted territory

Ka'a'gee Tu

Banks Island No. 2

Banks Island No. 1

KendallIsland

Anderson River Delta

Cape Parry

Queen Maud Gulf

Ezôdzìtì

Kelly Lake

Pingo Canadian Landmark

MackenzieBison Wildlife

Sanctuary

Ts'ude niline Tu'eyeta

Sambaa K'e

BuffaloLake, Riverand Trails

Gwich'in Territorial

Park

Tl'oondih

Kwets’oòtl’àà

Shuhtagot’ine Nene

Tuktut NogaitNational Park

Aulavik National Park

Thaidene NeneProposed National

Park (2012)

Thaidene Nene Proposed

National Park (1997)

Saoyú (GrizzlyBear Mountain)

Æehdacho(Scented

Grass Hills)

Wood BuffaloNational Park

Nááts'ihch'ohProposed

National Park

IvvavikNational

Park

NahanniNational Park

Reserve

Aklavik

ColvilleLake

Detah

Edzo

Enterprise

FortGoodHope

FortLiard

FortMcPherson

FortProvidence

FortResolution

FortSimpson

FortSmith

HayRiver

Inuvik

JeanMarieRiver

Kakisa

NahanniButte

NormanWells

Paulatuk

SachsHarbour

Yellowknife/N'dilo

TroutLake

Tuktoyaktuk

Wrigley

Behchokö

Whatì

WekweètìGamètì

Åutsel k'e

Délîne

Tsiigehtchic

Tulita

Ulukhaktok

Edéhzhíe

Åue Túé Sûlái

Tåîchô-Akaitcho Territory Dene First Nations Overlap Agreement

Tåîchô DehchoOverlap

Agreement

Tarium Niryutait

Tarium NiryutaitTarium Niryutait

Husky Lakes

and Liverpool Bay

HuskyLake

Jericho

Diavik

Ekati

GahchoKué

SnapLake

NWT Métis Nation

Dehcho

Tåîchô/Akaitcho/NWTMétis Nation

Tåîchô/Akaitcho/NWTMétisNation

Akaitcho/NWTMétis Nation

Akaitcho/NWTMétis/AD/MD

Akaitcho/NWTMétis

Nation/AD

Tåîchô/Akaitcho

Dehcho/Akaitcho

Akaitcho

Akaitcho

Sahtu/Akaitcho

Dehcho/NWT Métis Nation

Tåîchô

Dehcho/Acho Dene Koe

Dehcho/Akaitcho/NWTMétisNation

Mountain River ExtentionWhitefish River

AubreyDunedelatue

Johnny HoeRiver (TehKaicho Dé)

Edannla

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SCALE: 1:2,000,000PROJECTION: Lambert Conformal Conic

DATUM: NAD 83

Great Bear Lake

Great Slave Lake

BRITISH COLUMBIAALBERTA

NUNAVUT

YUKON

INUVIALUIT SETTLEMENT REGION

SAHTU SETTLEMENT AREA

GWICH'IN SETTLEMENT

AREA

WEK’ÈEZHÌI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AREA

(TÅÎCHÔ)

SOUTH SLAVE AREA

DEHCHO AREA

This map may be used and reproduced for educational and informational purposes only. Any use for commercial purposes is prohibited

and all rights are reserved.

Kaska Dena Councilasserted territory

Nacho Nyak Dun AssertedTerritory

Amundsen Gulf

Coronation Gulf

NunavutNWT

NunavutNWT

NWT

0 40 8020 Km.

Beaufort Sea

NWTYukon

Treaty

8

Treaty

11

Treaty

8

Treaty 11

Nahanni Butte Primary Use Area

Trout Lake Primary Use Area

Great Slave Lake

NWTMN

Dehcho/ NWTMN

Dehcho/Akaitcho

NWTM

N

Tåîchô/ Akaitcho

Tåîchô/NWTMN

Dehcho/Akaitcho

Hay River K'atlodeeche FN

Dehcho/ NWTMN

Treaty

8Treaty

11

Môwhì Gogha

Dè Nîïtåèè

Chief Drygeese asserted territory

Hay River Dene No. 1

Wek'èezhìi Settled Land Claim

ALBERTA

Akaitcho/NWTMN

NWTMNAkaitcho asserted territory

Tåîchô

Dehcho

Akaitcho

Mackenzie Bison Wildlife Sanctuary

Wood BuffaloNational Park

Katlodeeche FN asserted territory

Tåîchô Dehcho Overlap Agreement

Tåîchô-Akaitcho Territory

Dene FN Overlap Agreement

Edéhzhíe

Ka'a'gee Tu

BuffaloLake, Riverand TrailsDene Tha'

Asserted Territory

Dehcho asserted territory

Kwets’oòtl’ààHidden Lake

Detah

Edzo

Enterprise

FortProvidence

FortResolution

HayRiver

Kakisa

Yellowknife (including N'dilo)

Behchokö

Whatì

Treaty

10

Treaty 10

DefinitionsInterim Measures Agreement (IMA) :An agreement that clarifies how the Governmentof Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories will work with an Aboriginal group during land and resource negotiations on matters such as parks, forest management, land use permits, disposals of lands, water licenses, tourism, etc.

Interim Land Withdrawal :An agreement by the parties to temporarily ensure certain areas of land are protected from new land sales, leases or certain other new land rights that could interfere with the ability of the parties to negotiate.

Treaty 11Treaty 8

Produced by:Information Management GroupAANDC NT-RegionDate: March 1, 2012

LEGEND treaty and land claim areas

This map includes: boundaries established by settled comprehensive land claims; areas under land, resources and/or

self-government negotiations; areas asserted by Aboriginalpeople as traditional territories; and other land information.

Publication of this map does not imply that the Aboriginal group,the Government of the Northwest Territories or the Government

of Canada have agreed to any boundaries or areas shown except where legally established. This map is intended for general

information only. It is neither a technical reference tool,nor a legal document. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Develop-ment Canada (AANDC) will not be held liable for any errors or inaccuracies. To identify the specific location of any site withrespect to any boundary, or to determine the consultation or other requirements that may exist in an area, please contact

the Aboriginal and Territorial Relations Directoratein Yellowknife at (867) 669-2602.

NUNAVUT

SASKATCHEWAN

Community

All-weather Road Winter Road

Diamond Mine

Limited Use Road

Aboriginal title lands for settledland claims (1)(2)

Surface rights only

Surface and subsurface rights

Canol Trail

asserted territories

Salt River First Nation (Fort Smith area)K'atlodeeche First Nation (Hay River area)

Reserve Lands (2)

protected area land withdrawals (12)

Land withdrawals for negotiations (1)(3)(4)

parks and protected areas established areas (10)(11)(13)

proposed national parks and park reserves (11) Protected Areas Strategy candidate areas (12)proposed conservation zones (4)(16)

areas of interim measures (overlaps colour coded)

Dehcho First Nations [DFN] (3)

DFN/Akaitcho Dene First Nations [ADFN]

DFN/Acho Dene Koe First Nation (7)

ADFN/NWTMN/Athabasca Denesuline (9)ADFN/NWTMN/Athabasca Denesuline/Manitoba Denesuline (8)

ADFN (3)

ADFN/NWTMNDFN/ADFN/NWTMN

DFN/Northwest Territory Métis Nation [NWTMN]

Note: The North Slave Métis Alliance asserts that it represents a separate Aboriginal group and assertsrights over most of the Northwest Territories. Canada is reviewing these assertionsto determine the status of the organization.

The Northwest Territory Métis Nation may also assert rights in areas adjacent to theIMA boundary.

NWTMN (3)Sahtu settlement area/ADFN

Môwhì Gogha Dè Nîïtåèè (3)(2003 Tåîchô Agreement,

Historic Treaties 8 & 11

Nacho Nyak Dun First Nation asserted territory (14)

Acho Dene Koe First Nation asserted territory (7)

Dehcho First Nations asserted territory (3)

Dene Tha' First Nation asserted territory (5)

K'atlodeeche First Nation asserted territory (3)

Kaska Dena Council asserted territory (6)

Akaitcho Dene First Nations asserted territory (3)

Chief Drygeese asserted territory (15)

Salt River First Nation

Tåîchô/ADFN

Tåîchô/ADFN/NWTMN

Tåîchô/NWTMN

Yellowknives Dene First Nation

Tåîchô* (2)*Wek’èezhìi Resource Management Area

land claim settlement areas for Inuvialuit,Gwich'in, Sahtu Dene and Métis and

/Northwest Territory Métis NationTåîchô

illustrative version)

Kitikmeot NU AOL

marine protected area

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, 2012QS-Y372-000-EE-A1 Catalogue R3-160/2012E ISBN 978-1-100-16631-5

Tåîchô/Akaitcho and Tåîchô/Dehcho Overlap Agreement areas

Primary Use area (3)

Treaties & Agreements Historic Treaties

No. 8 - 1899/1900 No. 11 - 1921/1922

Modern Treaties Inuvialuit Final Agreement, July 25,1984 Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, December 22, 1992 Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement,June 23, 1994 Tłîchô Agreement, August 4, 2005 Salt River Treaty Settlement Agreement, March 26, 2002

Interim Measures Agreement & Interim Land Withdrawals

(for ongoing negotiation processes) Akaitcho Dene First Nations Interim Measures Agreement, June 28, 2001 Interim Land Withdrawal, 2007- present Dehcho First Nations Interim Measures Agreement, May 23, 2001 Interim Land Withdrawal, 2003 - present Northwest Territory Métis Nation Interim Measures Agreement, June 22, 2002 Athabasca Denesuline Interim Measures Agreement, September 25, 2003 Manitoba Denesuline Interim Measures Agreement, August 5, 2004

Framework Agreements (for ongoing negotiation processes) Acho Dene Koe First Nation, Framework Agreement, September 18, 2008 First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, Framework Agreement under consideration by P arties Litigation Settlement Agreement Dene Tha’ First Nation, July 23, 2007

Aborig inal Overlap Agreements The Tłîchô First Nation and Akaitcho Territory Dene First Nations Agreement on overlapping interests in l ands and resources, November 18, 2002 The Tłîchô First Nation and Dehcho First Nations Boundary/Overlap Agreement, October 31, 2002

Sources

1. Information Management Group, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, NT-Region,

Jan. 19, 2006.

2. National Framework Canada Lands Administrative Boundaries, Legal Surveys Division, Geomatics Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Sept., 2006.

3. Comprehensive Claims Branch, Aboriginal A ffairs and Northern Development Canada.

4. Dehcho First Nations Interim Land Withdrawal, 2011–1274 Draft Community Plan: Ndéh Ts’edîîchá:

Dehcho Ndéh T'áh Ats'et'î K'eh Eghálats'ênda, Nov., 2005.

5. Dene Tha’ First Nation, 1993.

6. Kaska Nation (Kaska Dena Council, La ird First Nation and Ross River Dena Council).

7. Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ADK), 2005.

8. Manitoba Dene Sayisi Dene First Nation/Northlands Dene First Nation, 1993.

9. Prince Albert Tribal Council Study, Chipewyan – Denesuline Bands, 1980.

10. Gwich’in Land Use Plan, Gwich’in Land and Water Board, Nov., 2002.

11. Parks Canada, Boundary for: Nahanni Grea ter Ecosystem, East Arm (AOI) Parks Canada Agency, 2009.

12. Protected Areas Strategy, NWT Centre for Geomatics, and the Government of the Northwest

Territories, 1997.

13. Area P rotected through Tłîchô Agreement (Ezôdzìtì): Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Comprehensive Claims Branch - Dene/Metis Land S election Office, 2003.

14. Nacho Nyak Dun asserted territory, Nacho Nyak Dun First Nation, Mayo, and Yukon.

15. Chief Drygeese asserted territory, Yellowknifes Dene First Nation, 2002.

16. Sahtu Land Use Planning Board, Proposed Final Zoning–Interim Draft, July, 2011.