#Tlicho
In 2003, Prime Minister Chrétien signed the historic Tłı̨chǫ agreement in Behchokǫ̀ (NWT), giving the Tłı̨chǫ the power to make their own laws and control their own education, health, culture, and resources
🍁YOUR SAY: How did this agreement impact Canada?
August 25, 2026 at 5:43 PM
12 million more trees to be planted on Tłı̨chǫ lands following $53M investment #NWT #Canada

Money to be used on building tree nursery and training for long-term restoration work

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12 million more trees to be planted on Tłı̨chǫ lands following $53M investment | CBC News
The Tłı̨chǫ and federal governments announced a deal to plant 12 million trees over the next seven years in N.W.T., from locally-harvested seeds. Canada is putting nearly $45 million into the project ...
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March 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Respected Tłı̨chǫ Elder Ted Blondin passed away on April 4 at the age of 72.

He was co-founder and editor of the Native Press, an Indigenous newspaper originally published by the Indian Brotherhood of the N.W.T. in the early 1970s.
Tłı̨chǫ Elder Ted Blondin has passed away at age 72 | APTN News
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April 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM

Tłı̨chǫ Government signs deal with company to explore lithium potential in N.W.T. #NWT

Memorandum of Understanding signed by Tłı̨chǫ Government and Australia-based Fortescue on Monday

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Tłı̨chǫ Government signs deal with company to explore lithium potential in N.W.T. | CBC News
The Tłı̨chǫ Government has signed an agreement with an Australia-based company to look at the potential for lithium mining on Tłı̨chǫ lands in the N.W.T.
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January 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Tlicho government have wrapped up a week-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Tlicho Agreement.
Celebration of the Tlicho Agreement’s 20th anniversary wraps up in Yellowknife | APTN News
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August 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tlicho Elder Alexis Arrowmaker in a jacket made for him by Francis Richardson. Photographed in Behchokǫ̀, NWT in 1975. In 1991, the Tlicho Land Claim negotiating team chose Arrowmaker as their special advisor. #IndigenousHistoryMonth

📷 R.J. Richardson | NWT Archives
June 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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September 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM
A new exhibit at a museum in Yellowknife is featuring traditional and contemporary beadwork by Tłı̨chǫ Dene artist Matthew Vukson.

APTN’s Bruce Del La Cruz spoke with Vukson about all things beading and how traditional art is evolving.
Tłı̨chǫ Dene artist on new exhibit and how traditional beadwork is evolving | APTN News
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June 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Over the weekend, the Tlicho government concluded their 20th anniversary celebrations with a hand game tournament.
The hand games results from the Tlicho government’s 20th anniversary celebration | APTN News
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August 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"The findings confirm strong and consistent support." A new report says residents back a Tłı̨chǫ-led addictions treatment centre – and have a preferred model....
Study finds strong support for Tłı̨chǫ treatment centre
"The findings confirm strong and consistent support." A new report says residents back a Tłı̨chǫ-led addictions treatment centre – and have a preferred model.
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September 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM
An annual canoe trip in the Northwest Territories, organized by the Tlicho government, had to air lift some of their members after an unexpected wildfire encounter.
Tłı̨chǫ Government canoe trip cut short in N.W.T.
An annual canoe trip in the N.W.T. was cut short after some members had to be airlifted out because of an unexpected wildfire.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Jamie Wetrade-Stevenson, a Tlicho photographer, has advanced to the 2025 Pow Wow Pitch semifinals.

We hear about her work, and what it takes to be a young Indigenous entrepreneur in the North.
Tlicho photographer qualifies to Pow Wow Pitch semi-finals for chance at $25,000 | APTN News
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August 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Ottawa’s $1.5 million to Tłı̨chǫ gov’t ‘just the beginning’ grand chief says #NorthernCanada
Money will go towards mineral exploration

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Ottawa’s $1.5 million to Tłı̨chǫ gov’t ‘just the beginning’ grand chief says | CBC News
Last week, Ottawa announced $1.5 million for the Tłı̨chǫ Government to advance mineral exploration over three years, and its grand chief says there’s more news to come.
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March 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
21 Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories are receiving the first round of funds from a $375-million trust for conservation and Guardians programs, reports @chloewilliams.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/tlicho-prote...
$21.6 million flows into Indigenous-led conservation in NWT | The Narwhal
With the first installment from a $375-million conservation trust, Indigenous nations will expand Guardians programs, steward protected areas
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March 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The territorial government of the Northwest Territories say they are committing to building a child welfare system “rooted in culture, connection and care,” however a Tlicho mother in Yellowknife has claimed otherwise.
Mother says daughters placed in Yellowknife shelter after removal
A Tłı̨chǫ mother says her daughters were placed in a Yellowknife shelter after they were released from care of the territory.
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September 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Topics at the conference range from technology and language revitalization and holding an oral language in a digital world, to the deep connection between the people and the land. Story by Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs.
Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì speakers understand the need to keep language alive
Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì speakers addressing a language conference in the N.W.T. say they understand the importance of keeping their language alive.
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February 20, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Although the territorial government says they are committing to building a child welfare system “rooted in culture, connection and care,” a Tlicho mother in Yellowknife claims otherwise.
Tlicho mother speaks out against child welfare system in the Northwest Territories | APTN News
Although the territorial government says they are committing to building a child welfare system “rooted in culture, connection and care,” a Tlicho mother in Yellowknife claims otherwise. APTN’s…
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August 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Tlicho Government in the Northwest Territories wrapped their election for grand chief.

Jackson Lafferty has been re-elected grand chief for another four-year term.
Jackson Lafferty re-elected grand chief of the Tlicho Government in N.W.T. | APTN News
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October 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is a huge step for responsible mine closure and transition: a community agreement that embeds environmental and social objectives.
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After 26 years of diamond mining, Tłı̨chǫ government and Rio Tinto sign deal for Diavik closure | CBC News
On Thursday evening the Tłı̨chǫ Government & Diavik officials marked a step towards Diavik’s upcoming closure and the beginning of reclamation work.
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February 28, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Tłı̨chǫ gov't aims to keep tree planting project going in wake of fatal helicopter crash #NorthwestTerritories

Partners in N.W.T. reforestation project 'deeply saddened' by helicopter pilot's death on Monday

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Tłı̨chǫ gov't aims to keep tree planting project going in wake of fatal helicopter crash | CBC News
A helicopter pilot who died Monday following a crash near Highway 3 in the N.W.T. had been part of a reforestation project, the Tłı̨chǫ government said in a news release Thursday.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Tłı̨chǫ Government still developing N.W.T.'s Whatı̀ Falls for tourists, no timeline on opening #NWT

Development aims to balance economic benefits with preserving sacred site

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Tłı̨chǫ Government still developing N.W.T.'s Whatı̀ Falls for tourists, no timeline on opening | CBC News
The Tłı̨chǫ Government is working to open a day-use area first with the possibility of a campground to share the beauty of the Whatı̀ Falls and bring economic opportunity for the community.
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January 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tłı̨chǫ Arts launches new line of tea and fireweed syrup

Tłı̨chǫ members and a firm that makes products from wild plants joined forces to create a tea and fireweed syrup. You can try them in Yellowknife this weekend.
Tłı̨chǫ Arts launches new line of tea and fireweed syrup
Tłı̨chǫ members and a firm that makes products from wild plants joined forces to create a tea and fireweed syrup. You can try them in Yellowknife this weekend.
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November 23, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Tlicho Yati is the most widely spoken mother tongue out of all of the nine official languages in the Northwest Territories and a celebratory event is being held in honour of the language and the connection it has with identity.
Celebratory event held for the most widely spoken mother tongue Indigenous languages | APTN News
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February 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The Tłı̨chǫ Government and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation have reached consensus on a corridor for linking Yellowknife, NWT to the Grays Bay Road at the Nunavut border
Consensus Corridor | AESC Project
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August 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM