Over what geographic area will the Tlicho Agreement apply?
A. The traditional use area of the Tlicho is called “Monfwi Gogha De Niitlee”. In this area, the Tlicho will be able to exercise most of the rights set out in the Agreement. All four of the Tlicho communities fall within this area. “Wekeezhii” is the area within which the two new resources management bodies – the Wekeezhii Renewable Resource Board and the Wekeezhii Land and Water Board will exercise their powers. It falls mostly within Monfwi Gogha De Niitlee and is bordered by land claims settlement areas and traditional areas of neighbouring Aboriginal groups. The lands the Tlicho will own in fee simple will be called “Tlicho lands” and are entirely within Wekeezhi. A third area dealt with in the Agreement is “Ezodziti”, an area of historical and cultural importance to the Tlicho. The Tlicho will not own this land, nor will they have any additional harvesting or management rights here. However, the area has been protected from the creation of private interests.
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