The Tłįcho Agreement was negotiated by the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). It is the first combined comprehensive land claim and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories.

The Tłįcho Agreement is part of the Canadian Constitution, the highest law in the country.

In 2005, the Tłįcho Nation ratified the Tłįcho Agreement. The agreement provides and defines certain rights relating to lands, resources and self-government.

Highlights of the Agreement include:

• Creation of the Tłįcho Government
• Ownership of 39,000 km2 of land located between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake including surface and subsurface rights
• The ability to define its membership known as Tłįcho citizens
• Jurisdiction over lands and resources in the Tłįcho traditional territory
• Establishment of the Wekʼèezhìi Land and Water Board and the Wekʼèezhìi Renewable Resources Board
• A share of mineral royalties from the Mackenzie Valley

View the Full Tłįcho Agreement (link to INAC website)