The original Treaty 11 document will be displayed at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre until Nov. 21. The document was initially scheduled to be on display from mid-September until mid-October, but this was interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak in the NWT. The new schedule includes which the pages…
Residents of TthedzehK’edeli (Jean Marie River) First Nation will hopefully be able to return to the community by the end of July. However, they will likely have to wait until the fall before their homes are fully repaired. The community is in the process of establishing temporary housing for up…
The arrival of 44 paddlers from Délı̨nę was the highlight of Tulita’s Treaty 11 commemoration. The group was spread across four canoes. The majority were youth, some who had never paddled before. They’re first experience was an overnight trip down Bear River. On Thursday evening, hundreds of Tulita residents stood…
Johnny Landry grows emotional talking about all the hardship his people have faced since Treaty 11 was signed 100 years ago. “It’s good to know what really happened to us and how we got here today,” he says. Landry, a popular NWT musician, traveled from Fort Providence to Lı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́First…
Commemorations are underway in Łı́ı́dlı̨́ı̨́ Kų́ę́ First Nation to mark 100 years since the signing of Treaty 11. A schedule of the events says the activities kicked off Monday morning with an opening ceremony. The afternoon had an Elders discussion, the serving of traditional foods and sewing. The day finished…
The Department of Culture and Lands Protection of the Tlicho Government is inviting Behchoko community members to a public meeting to discuss the 100th anniversary celebration in 2021 of Treaty 11. In an advisory, the department states that it would like to hear people’s ideas for projects and activities to…