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Sahtu Land and Water Board


The annual update for this institution was not received for inclusion in the 2008 version of this Info Source publication. The following is from the 2006-2007 version of Info Source.

General Information

Background

The Sahtu Land & Water Board is a regulatory authority that has its origins from the land claim process in the Sahtu Settlement Area of the Northwest Territories. The Sahtu Settlement Area or Sahtu region as it is commonly referred to is the area where the benefits and terms of the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement apply. It covers 280,238 square kilometres including Great Bear Lake. The five communities in the region are Colville Lake, Fort Good Hope, Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Deline (formerly Fort Franklin) and Norman Wells.