As part of the fifth anniversary celebrations, the Thaıdene Nëné Department is hosting a traditional handgames tournament. The first place team will take home $8,000! The deadline to register is Friday, August 23, at 5pm. Email your registration form to [email protected] with payment or drop your form and payment off to the Thaıdene Nëné office.
This August, the Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the signing of the establishment agreements for the Thaıdene Nëné Indigenous Protected Area. We have planned a full weekend of activities including a handgames tournament, a fishing derby, drum dances, a community feast, and a community BBQ. We hope you will join us to celebrate in Łutsël K’é August 23-25!
We are pleased to announce the release of a short film about a cultural exchange that took place in September 2022 at Ɂedacho Tłaze (Timber Bay).
At the place where the forest meets the tundra, Łutsël K’é Dene Elders and youth and Mãori Rangstahi and Kaitiakiand shared ways of knowing and being, language, and oral history. The result was a powerful intergenerational transfer of traditional knowledge and Dënesųłiné language, and a beautiful, permanent connection between two Nations. ![]() Please be advised that an ongoing area closure for Ts’ąkuı Thedá (Parry Falls) has been issued by the Superintendent for the Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve, which is within the Thaıdene Nëné Indigenous Protected Area. Entry to wıthın 500 m of the area around Ts’ąkuı Thedá is prohibited, except for members of the Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation and their invited guests. This closure does not apply to Indigenous peoples engaged in activities protected by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act. Maximum penalty $25,000. For more information, please visit the Parks Canada website. ![]() Please be advised that a temporary area closure for Desnéthcheé has been issued by the Superintendent for the Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve, which is within the Thaıdene Nëné Indigenous Protected Area. Entry to Desnéthcheé (the spiritual gathering site) and surrounding area from August 5 to 15, 2024, is prohibited except for members of the Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation and their invited guests. This closure does not apply to Indigenous peoples engaged in activities protected by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act. Maximum penalty $25,000. For more information, please visit the Parks Canada website. |
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VISIONWe are the Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation. Our vision for Thaidene Nëné is:
Nuwe néné, nuwe ch'anıé yunedhé xa (Our land, our culture for the future). We’re working with our partners to permanently protect Thaidene Nëné—part of our huge and bountiful homeland around and beyond the East Arm of Tu Nedhé. |