Legal Innovations Webinar | Case Study: Thaidene Nëné

On November 19th, 2020, the CRP, West Coast Environmental Law, and the IISAAK OLAM Foundation co-hosted the third webinar, and first IPCA case study, in the Legal Innovations Stream. This dialogue brought together the negotiations team for Thaidene Nëné, including Steven Nitah (Senior Advisor, Indigenous Leadership Initiative, and CRP Leadership Circle), Stephen Ellis (Senior Advisor, Thaidene Nëné), and Larry Innes (CRP Domestic Law and Policy Stream Lead). These leaders wove together stories of the negotiations, establishment, and implementation of Thaidene Nëné, and described the Łutsël K’é Dene laws at the heart of the initiative. This webinar provides a detailed understanding of the legal, governance, and financial innovations that make Thaidene Nëné an outstanding example of Indigenous-led conservation in partnership with territorial and federal governments on Turtle Island (Canada).

Further Learning Resources:

•Thaidene Nëné Site - Land of the Ancestors: http://www.landoftheancestors.ca/

•Northwest Territories Protected Areas Registry: https://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/en/services