News Archives - Dene Tha' First Nation

Dene Tha’ and Partners’ Efforts to Save the Bistcho Caribou Herd (CBC The National)

by eamon | Dec 19, 2022 | News

CBC The National piece from December 9, 2022 The Bistcho woodland caribou herd is unlikely to be self-sustaining. Dene Tha’ First Nation and our Parters are determined to save this part of Dene Tha’ and Canadian cultural heritage. Dene Tha’ First...

Concern for Caribou Herds (Radio Interview)

by jeffwiehler | Apr 14, 2022 | News

CBC Radio interview from April 12, 2022 The provincial government has released recovery plans for two threatened caribou herds in northern Alberta. The plans are designed to increase the amount of usable caribou habitat. Gillian Chow-Fraser is the boreal program...

Four ways people are trying to protect Canada’s natural landscapes

by jeffwiehler | Nov 11, 2021 | News

How protecting caribou can help climate

by jeffwiehler | Oct 6, 2021 | News

Carbon and caribou: Why the Dene Tha’ are forging a plan to protect a northern Alberta lake

by jeffwiehler | Sep 26, 2021 | News

The Case for an IPCA at Bistcho Lake

by jeffwiehler | May 5, 2021 | News, Resources

New draft report on the proposal for an IPCA in the greater Bistcho Lake area The Dene Tha’ First Nation is proposing an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) within our Traditional Territory in the greater Bistcho Lake area. The creation of an IPCA...