The Délı̨nę First Nation is a Dene First Nations band government in the Northwest Territories . The band's main community is Délı̨nę , the only populated place on Great Bear Lake . All of its powers and responsibilities were assumed by the Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government in 2016, but the federal government still recognizes the band for Indian Act enrollment purposes.
3-611: The Délı̨nę First Nation is a member of the Sahtu Dene Council . Under the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement , it shares title to 41,437 square kilometers of land in the Sahtu Region . In addition to this regional agreement, the band also ratified a Délı̨nę Final Self-Government Agreement in 2014. The resulting Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę Government began operating on September 1, 2016, assuming all previous responsibilities of
6-594: Is a council that represents the Sahtu people of the Northwest Territories , Canada . The council signed a comprehensive land claim agreement in 1993 with the Government of Canada , the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement , for the seven Dene and Métis communities in the Sahtu Region . It is the first such agreement to include three Métis members ( Tulita , Fort Good Hope and Norman Wells ) in
9-642: The Délı̨nę First Nation, Délı̨nę Land Corporation, and the Charter Community of Délı̨nę. This merger of a First Nation and a municipality is unique in the Northwest Territories. With Parks Canada , the band jointly governs Saoyú-ʔehdacho , Canada's largest National Historic Site . This Northwest Territories -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sahtu Dene Council The Sahtu Dene Council
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