An Opportunity to Protect More Than 6.5 Million Acres for Wildlife and People
In the Northwest Territories we're helping First Nation leaders blend cutting-edge conservation science with traditional knowledge to create one of the largest protected areas in the country.
Partnerships
Lutsel K'e Dene Approves Thaidene Nene
Chief Darryl Marlowe: “The results of this ratification process clearly show that our people are fully behind the vision of our Elders to protect Thaidene Nene forever."
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Thaidene Nene: Land of the Ancestors
For more than 10 years, the Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation has been working to advance the Nation’s vision for their traditional homeland in the Northwest Territories: a 6.5 million-acre protected area called Thaidene Nëné.
Interview
Working in the North
As the Northwest Territories Conservation lead for Nature United, Tracey Williams is using her background in community conservation to support Indigenous authority in the Denesoline Dene Chipewyan community of Lutsel K’e.
Blog
Stronger Together
At the Indigenous Stewardship Leaders Gathering hosted by Nature United and Tides Canada, attendees discussed strategies, shared success stories, made connections for future projects. But they also focused on well-being — their communities’ and also their own.
Our Work in the Northwest Territories
