Délı̨nę First Nation

Daniel Bayha
Timothy Betsidea
Jane Modeste
Charles Neyele
Morris Neyelle
Freda Taneton
Raymond Taneton

Tribal Council^[1]Sahtu Dene CouncilWebsitedeline.ca

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.^[1]

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.^[1] 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 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.^[2]

With Parks Canada, the band jointly governs Saoyú-ʔehdacho, Canada's largest National Historic Site.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ "Deline Self-Government History". Deline Got'ine Government. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

Indigenous peoples in the Northwest Territories

Cultural areas: Arctic, Subarctic

Ethnolinguistic groups

Cree
- Woodland Cree
Dene
- Deh Cho
- Dënesųłı̨ne
- Sahtú
- Tłįchǫ
Gwichʼin
Inuit
- Inuvialuit
Métis

Treaties and land claims

Treaty 8 (1899)
Treaty 11 (1921)
Inuvialuit (1984)
Gwich'in (1992)
Sahtu (1993)
Tłįchǫ (2003)

Regional councils and
community governments

Akaitcho Territory Government	Deninu Kųę́ Łutsël K'é Dene Smith's Landing Yellowknives Dene Dettah, Ndilǫ
Dehcho First Nations	Deh Gáh Got'ı̨ę Fort Providence Métis Council Fort Simpson Métis Jean Marie River Ka'a'gee Tu Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Nahɂą Dehé Pehdzeh Kı Sambaa K'e West Point
Gwich'in Tribal Council	Aklavik Gwichya Gwich'in Inuvik Tetlit Gwich'in
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation	Aklavik Inuvik Paulatuk Sachs Harbour Tuktoyaktuk Ulukhaktok
Northwest Territory Métis Nation	Fort Resolution Fort Smith Hay River
Sahtu Dene Council	Behdzi Ahda' Délı̨nę Fort Good Hope Tulita Dene
Tłįchǫ Government	Dechi Laot'i Dog Rib Rae Gameti Wha Ti
Unaffiliated	Acho Dene Koe Kátł'odeeche Salt River