FIRST NATIONS SIGN AGREEMENT

A group of First Nations has signed an agreement with Parks Canada to ensure they receive social and economic opportunities related to the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories. Parks Canada says the agreement with the Nah?a Dehe Dene Band and Dehcho is titled Ndahecho Gondie Ghaade, meaning “following the words of our elders.” It includes new models for co-operative management, funding for a new Indigenous guardian program and social and economic opportunities. The agreement is expected to support at least 10 new jobs and three new buildings in and around Nahanni Butte, in the southwest corner of the territory. Featuring the South Nahanni River, the reserve encompasses the largest glaciers and highest mountains in the territory, as well as Virginia Falls woodland caribou habitat.