Acho Dene Koe
Background
Negotiating status:Seeking to negotiate a transboundary
agreement within the British Columbia Treaty Commission six-stage
treaty process.
Negotiating affiliation:Seeking to negotiate with British Columbia.
Affiliated with the Deh
Cho First Nations Tribal Council of the Northwest Territories.
Location: Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, 25 km north of the
B.C. – Northwest Territories boundary.
Total band members: 544 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex
and Residence 2001, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Negotiations
The Acho Dene Koe entered the treaty process in November 2000,
and is now in Stage
2 of the six-stage process, preparing to begin negotiations.
The British Columbia Treaty Commission is waiting for a response
from British Columbia respecting the negotiation of a treaty.
The Deh Cho First Nations signed Treaty 11
with the Government of Canada in the early 1900s. Negotiations
with the Deh Cho, Canada and the government of the Northwest Territories
are ongoing.
Current Activities
British Columbia is assessing its position regarding transboundary
negotiations with the Acho Dene Koe.
Planned Meetings
As dates are established for open public meetings, they will be
publicized through the local media. |
Final Agreements
Principle
