Dinàgà Wek’èhodì - Candidate National Wildlife Area
Dinàgà Wek’èhodì is an area of approximately 590 km 2, covering a portion of the North Arm of Great Slave Lake. The area includes the mainland shoreline, numerous islands and the water of the lake itself. Dinàgà Wek’èhodì is entirely within the Wek’èezhìi boundary.
The North Arm has cultural and natural importance. In 2010, the Tłı̨chǫ Government requested Environment Canada sponsor and advance the area as a candidate National Wildlife Area through the Northwest Territories Protected Areas Strategy (NWT PAS) process. Since then, the Tłı̨chǫ Government has continued to work towards protecting the North Arm through the NWT PAS with a group of stakeholders (called the Working Group).
The Working Group has been meeting to share information and discuss how best to protect the values of the area. These discussions are ongoing.
The initial study area is under an interim land withdrawal until September 2015. The interim protection does not affect any Aboriginal rights.
For more information, please contact:
NWT PAS Secretariat: (867) 920-6336
Tłı̨chǫ Lands Protection Department: (867) 392-6381
Canadian Wildlife Service: (867) 669-4779
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