Court upholds Colville Lake’s authority in caribou management
The ruling supports Indigenous-led conservation efforts for the Bluenose West caribou herd
The Northwest Territories Court of Appeal has dismissed the territorial government’s challenge to Indigenous-led caribou harvesting and conservation plans. In a joint news release from the Colville Lake Renewable Resource Council (RRC) and the Behdzi Ahda First Nation, the court upheld the Dehla Got’įnę to steward the Bluenose West caribou…
