Thaidene Nëné presents an incredible opportunity to conserve a globally-significant landscape — and sustain a community.
The Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation and our partners are fostering ecological integrity, cultural continuity, and economic sustainability through permanent protection of the critical ecological and cultural landscapes of the Land of Our Ancestors. With Thaidene Nëné, we have created a new form of protected area — one that enables us as Indigenous peoples to fulfill our responsibility as stewards and hosts in our traditional territory.
This still-intact ecosystem features prime habitat for healthy wildlife populations, including moose, muskoxen, wolves, bear, wolverine, many species of birds and fish, and some of the last free-ranging herds of migratory barren-ground caribou, which are particularly important to us.
The intimate link between ecological and cultural integrity make Thaidene Nëné especially important to protect. Thaidene Nëné is a globally-significant carbon sink, a critical source of subsistence and cultural value, and is home to many beautiful places with special cultural significance to the Łutsël K’é Dene.
