Site welcoming at Kwetııɂaà
On Thursday July 19, 2018, Tłı̨chǫ Government staff, Elders and environmental monitoring graduates welcomed CIRNAC (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada) and AECOM Engineering to the former Kwetııɂaà (Rayrock) mine site. AECOM is the new contractor responsible for engineering the cleanup of the site. We flew in from Frank Channel and held a feeding of the fire ceremony with drumming and prayers to welcome the new contractor to Tłı̨chǫ lands. Kwetııɂaà is a very important project for the Department of Culture and Lands Protection and we are working hard to get the site remediated to the satisfaction of the Tłı̨chǫ Elders, Tłı̨chǫ citizens and Tłı̨chǫ Government staff.
- Charlie Apples – Behchokǫ̀ Elder
- Henry William Rabesca – Wildlife Monitor
- James Jimmy Rabesca – Interpreter
- Jessica Hum – Lands Protection Manager
- Jimmy B Rabesca – Whatì Elder
- Joe Champlain – Whatì Elder
- Joe Mantla – Gamètì Elder
- Joseph Judas – Wekweètì Elder
- Leon Sanspariel – Wildlife Monitor
- Lisa Marie Zoe – Environmental monitoring graduate
- Louis Zoe – Gamètì Elder
- Michel Louis Rabesca – Behchokǫ̀ Elder
- Narcisse Rabesca – Wildlife Monitor
- Noel Drybones – Behchokǫ̀ Elder
- Ryan Mackenzie – Environmental monitoring graduate
- Samantha Migwi - Intern
- Sean Richardson – Wildlife Coordinator
- Tammy Steinwand-Deschambeault – Culture and Lands Protection Director
- Tyanna Steinwand – Project Manager
- Violet Camsell-Blondin – Research Manager
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact:
Tyanna Steinwand
Tyanna Steinwand
Lands Regulator
Department of Lands Protection
Tłı̨chǫ Ndek'àowo · Tłı̨chǫ Government
T: 867-392-6381 Ext: 1357
