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1992

Read the Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì Dictionary here!

The publication of a preliminary edition of the Tłı̨chǫ Dictionary in 1992 was an important event for the Dogrib Divisional Board of Education. The dictionary coincided with the graduation of the first teachers from the Kw’atindee Bino Community...

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1991

For a number of years, Dene Metis and the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut tried to negotiate a deal on the boundry between their traditional territories. The negotiations failed and in 1991 a former NWT Commissioner, John Parker, was appointed to arbitrate on the issue. After hearing both sides,...

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1985

Read the Įłàà K'omodǫ Zha Xè Nawhehk'à written in Tłı̨chǫ. 

Read Įłàà K'omodǫ Zha Xè Nawhehk'à here in PDF.

Published Published by GNWT, and Dogrib Divisional Board of Education.

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1985

For centuries the Tłı̨chǫ of the Northwest Territories have relied on an intimate knowledge of the land and its wildlife to survive. The Tłı̨chǫ lived in a yearly cycle of following traditional trails in birchbark canoes to the barren lands in the fall to harvest the caribou herd; and then...

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1984

Read the Lac La Martre (Whatì) Reader Project on Bebı̀a (Baby) written in Tłı̨chǫ and English. 

Read Bebı̀a (Baby) here in PDF.

Project participants were:

Archie Beaverho Joe Beaverho Gordon Breen Marien Breen Jim Martin Marlene Martin Bella Nitsiza Camila Nitsiza Mike Nitsiza... Read more
1982
Section 35 of the Constitution...

In 1982, Canada changed its Constitution to add a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that all citizens of Canada enjoy. The Charter is the highest law of Canada, and all governments, agencies and boards are...

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1982

“Songs of the Tłı̨chǫ Drum Dance” is a recording of a special celebration of the New Year by accomplished northern drummers. This is a traditional time of excitement and happiness when people from all the Tłı̨chǫ communities come together in unity and togetherness. This recording showcases the...

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1979

1979 news article on Madeleine Rabesca of Behchokǫ̀ by Hubet Johnson.  

I was walking in the bush and all of a sudden I heard a loud roar. I looked around and saw a big lion and his long mane blowing in the wind...In a few seconds, the lion turned into a man, and a woman was standing...

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1978

These winter moccasins were made in 1978 by a group of women sewing for Operation Heritage in Behchokǫ̀.  They are made of caribou skin in a traditional style and have liners made with caribou skin with the hair left on.  Mrs. Bernadette Williah recounts that when the hair was left on the hide,...

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1974

In 1974, the Indian Brotherhood of the Northwest Territories and the Metis Association of the NWT joined together to negotiate for a single comprehensive land claim on behalf of all Aboriginal peoples of the Mackenzie Valley, including Tlicho.

After 10 years of negotiations, in May 1988,...

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