The Yellowknives Dene First Nation and the GNWT have signed an agreement to support recovery of the Bathurst Caribou Herd. On Oct. 7, the agreement was signed by Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Michael Miltenberger and YKDFN Chiefs Edward Sangris of the Dettah and Ted Tsetta of N’dilo. The interim agreement will remain in [...]
The Government of the Northwest Territories announced last week that it will no longer ask the NWT Supreme Court whether or not it has the authority to regulate subsistence hunting of barren-ground caribou. Instead, GNWT officials and regional Aboriginal leaders will come to an agreement and when, and how, caribou hunting should be managed.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced emergency hunting restriction measures Thursday, aimed at conserving the Bathurst caribou population.
