Tłı̨chǫ
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Lands
Between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada, around the communities of Behchokǫ̀, Whatì, Gamètì and Wekweètì
Countries Canada
Facts 3
Language
The Tłı̨chǫ Government makes laws for its citizens in areas including education, child and family services, and Tłı̨chǫ language and culture.
As of 2026 Source: Government of the Northwest Territories, Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Concluding and Implementing Land and Resources and Self-Government Agreements: Tłı̨chǫ (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
The agreement gave the Tłı̨chǫ ownership of a single 39,000 square kilometre block of land, including subsurface resources, around their four communities.
Source: Government of the Northwest Territories, Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Concluding and Implementing Land and Resources and Self-Government Agreements: Tłı̨chǫ (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
The Tłı̨chǫ Agreement, in effect since August 4, 2005, was the first combined land, resources and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories.
Source: Government of the Northwest Territories, Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Concluding and Implementing Land and Resources and Self-Government Agreements: Tłı̨chǫ (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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