Also known as the Athapaskan peoples, the Dene Nation is a political organization in Denendeh, meaning “The Land of the People”, located in Northwest Territories, Canada. The Dene Nation covers a large geographical area — from present day Alaska to the southern-most tip of …

Today, many Athapaskan-speaking people, particularly those who live in Canada’s Northwest Territories, are known as “Dene” which, means “people” in their language. The Dene have always called their homeland “Denendeh” which means the “Land of the People.”

In July 1976, the Dene made public the Dene Declaration and Manifesto, calling for the recognition of a separate nation of Dene within the Mackenzie Valley. The Dene claim called for the establishment of a separate Dene-contolled government for all Dene.

Dene history, laws, customs, beliefs, practices, values and principles: embedding them into the lands, for our generational retention and recall. Our Dene legends tell us of powerful people who used medicine to protect us, our lands and our way of life. Through story we can recall giant beaver pelts nailed to rock, sacred arrows shot

Dene Nation stresses the importance of ongoing discussion and collaboration between the GNWT, Aurora College, and Indigenous communities to ensure that strategic priorities are realized in a manner that respects and uplifts Indigenous peoples.

From the foregoing description of the traditional Dene way of life, It Is possible to identify and summarize particular values and principles which served as a foundation for the totality of the Dene way.

Dene Community means a community which has historic and ongoing links to the original peoples of Denendeh, whether or not that Community has a reserve. Dene Laws means the traditional laws of the Dene, whether oral or written. Dene Nation means the …

Acho Dene Koe First Nation: GENERAL DELIVERY: FT. LIARD, NT X0G 0A0 (867) 770-4146 (867) 770-4573: [email protected]: Chief Kenneth Cayen: West Point First Nation #1, 47031 MACKENZIE HIGHWAY: HAY RIVER, NT X0E 0R9 (867) 874-6677 (867) 874-2486: [email protected]: Chief Dulphus Jumbo: Sambaa K’e Dene Band: PO …

Declaration of the United Dene Dene Statement of Values and Principles

The largest population of Dene are in Yellowknife, the capital city of the NWT, numbering 3,420. The Dene come from other smaller communities to live and work in Yellowknife. This population represents more than any other community in Denendeh.