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Louie and a friend get ready to head out. Photo by Roger Brunt

1970

Behchoko

I'd left Yellowknife well-outfitted, lots of gas and supplies lashed down in my freighter canoe, just before fall one day in the early 1970s. The outboard motor was running well, and with any luck I figured I’d be...

The Tłı̨chǫ History Project

This website documents the long history of the Tlicho Land Claims and Self Government Agreement. Beginning with the signing of Treaty 11 by Chief Monfwi in 1921, this site documents all the milestones on the way to August 4, 2005 – Effective Day for the Tlicho Agreement and the beginning of a new period in the history of Tlicho.

Tłı̨chǫ Timeline

See timeline events marking the rich history of the Tłı̨chǫ people

Stories and Legends

Experience the past through the stories of our ancestors

Tłı̨chǫ Land Map

Explore the locations and landmarks of the Tłı̨chǫ lands.

Gonàowoò

"...We will not be restricted from our way of life... As long as this land shall last, it will be exactly as I have said...'' translated from the Tłı̨chǫ oral record.

Chief Monfwi (1921)

Louie and a friend get ready to head out. Photo by Roger Brunt

The Tłı̨chǫ History Project

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