Our Publications

The Tłı̨chǫ Research & Training Institute of the  Department of Culture and Lands Protection of the Tłı̨chǫ Government is pleased to announce our publishing program. Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports will be printed in limited quantities and distributed to offices and schools within our region, as well as to interested organizations. These publications will also be made available on-line and will be downloadable  at this site.

This Reports series is an important initiative of the Tłı̨chǫ Research & Training Institute to bring together and make easily accessible valuable studies based on Tłı̨chǫ traditional knowledge, and land use.

 

 

Current Publications and Reprints

Ɂekwǫ̀ Kwı̨ı̨̀ : Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Methods used to Harvest Caribou

Release date: February, 2025
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 1

Ɂekwǫ̀ Kwı̨ı̨̀ : Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Methods used to Harvest Caribou

Sally Ann Gon (nee Zoe) and Allice Legat

Originally released 1995, re-released 2023. 

Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoèhdee K’è: 2023 Results

Release date: February, 2025
Publication type: Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoède K’è (Boots on the Ground)

Cumulative Impacts on the Bathurst Caribou Herd 2013: A Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Study

Release date: January, 2013
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 1

This report presents results from a collaborative project with the harvesters and elders from Dechì Laotì (People of the treeline) in Wekweètì. The purpose of the study was to improve our understanding of the cumulative impacts on the Bathurst Caribou herd, by identifying factors of disturbance and their consequences for the caribou migration, population dynamics and health.

The study identified the main factors of disturbance to barren-ground caribou as: 1) mining and development, 2) disrespectful behavior, and 3) outfitters camps. The cumulative impacts of these disturbance factors have been identified as changes to caribou migration routes and abnormal occurrences in caribou physiology and health. One of the main caribou migration routes across ɂek’atì (Lac de Gras) tataà towards Beɂaıtì (Winter Lake) and Wekweetì has become divided due to establishment of mines near ɂek’atì (Lac de Gras). Numerous unusual occurrences in the physiology and health of the caribou have been reported since the establishment of the mines. Also, the study documented harvesters’ observations of caribou decline and discovery of dead caribou on the barrenlands.

In Collaboration for the Future: The Second Annual Tłı̨chǫ Research Expo. Tłı̨chǫ Cultural Commons Research Series, Volume 3

Release date: April, 2024
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 2

This report is the third of a series documenting the work being done to develop Tłı̨chǫ Nàowoò Deghats’etsaa: Tłı̨chǫ Cultural Commons Digital Archive and the Behchokǫ̀ Community Museum programming. The digital archive and community museum are being re-imagined as places to share cultural heritage resources as well as current research and the development of the annual research expo has been a first step toward these goals. 

Traditional Knowledge Study for the Diavik Soil and Lichen Sampling Study

Release date: January, 2013
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 2

Tłı̨chǫ Nàowoò Whatì (Tsǫ̨̀tı̨̀ )Deè Gots’ǫ Hàèłı̨ı̨ Ts’ǫ

Release date: March, 2024
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 2

This report considers Tłı̨chǫ knowledge of Tsǫ̀tı̀deè, from Whatì to Hàèlı̨ı̨. This knowledge encompasses the activities and places that are and have always been culturally important to the Tłı̨chǫ people in this area. 

 

The research grew from concerns within the Whatì community about possible negative impacts from the Tłı̨chǫ Tı̨lıı̀ (Tłı̨chǫ Highway) as more non-Dene come into the area. They want to protect their lifestyle and relationships with animals, places, trails, and associated stories that allow them to know their past, while planning for the future — as they travel, work, and thrive within Mǫwhı̀ Gogha Dè Nı̨ı̨tlèè, the place where Tłı̨chǫ belong. 

The overall goal of this project was to support the Tłı̨chǫ government to protect the river, fish and their habitat, camps, grave sites, and other places, to ensure that non-Tłı̨chǫ and Tłı̨chǫ alike care about and show respect for the land. 

The research objectives were to document Elder’s knowledge and stories of Tsǫ̀tı̀deè and Gòlotı̀deè, as they relate to fish and fisheries, including seasonal movement; other animals harvested in relation to the river; landscapes and places where people camped, fished, and harvested; Tłı̨chǫ rules associated with fish, fisheries, water, and places; and Nàı̨lı̨ı̨ and its historic and cultural importance to the Tłı̨chǫ. 

 

Tłı̨chǫ Placenames — Indicators of Knowing Mǫwhì Gogha Dè Nı̨ı̨tłèè Final Report [Revised]

Release date: March, 2024
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 2

This 2024 report is a revised version of the 2002 report submitted by Whaèhdǫǫ̨̀ Nàowoò Kǫ̨̀, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council to the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society. The original report was authored by Allice Legat, Leslie Saxon, Georgina Chocolate, and Sally Anne Zoe Gon. The updated report was re-published with input from Leslie Saxon, Allice Legat, and Mary McCreadie (editor). 

Whatı̀got’ı̨ı̨̀ Medicine Tłı̨chǫ Dene Elders’ Knowledge Databases

Release date: March, 2024
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 2

This 2024 report is an updated version of the 1994 Traditional Dene Medicine Report submitted to the Lac La Martre Band Council by Marie Adele Rabesca, Diane Romie, Joan Ryan, and Martha Johnson. The 2024 edition was updated for Dedats’eetsaa, with the support of the Department of Culture and Lands Protection, Tłı̨chǫ Government.  

 

ISBN: 978-1-896790-39-8 

Stitching Generations Together: The Isadore and Mary Rose Charlo Family Exhibit and Doll Sewing Workshops

Release date: December, 2023
Publication type: Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Reports: Series 2

This report is the first of a series of new museum programming—the Tłıchǫ Family Exhibit—that will provide a rotating space where community members can curate belongings that tell the story of their families.Accompanying the exhibit was the Mary Rose Charlo inspired doll making workshop and school event. The workshop and exhibit combination is a powerful way to teach younger generations traditional Tłı ̨chǫ skills.

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