What rights and benefits related to land, resources and self-government will the Tlicho receive under the Tlicho Agreement?
A. The Tlicho will receive approximately 39,000 square kilometres of land in a single block surrounding but not including, the four Tlicho communities of Behchoko (Rae-Edzo), Whati, Gameti (Rae Lakes) and Wekweeti. On their lands, the Tlicho will own both the surface and mineral (subsurface) resources. In addition to Tlicho lands, the Tlicho will receive a share of resource royalties from development in the Mackenzie Valley.
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