All our coverage so far of the 100th anniversary of Treaty 11

Summer 2021 marks 100 years of Treaty 11. CBC has covered events and celebrations throughout Denendeh. Catch up here.

CBC has covered events and celebrations throughout Denendeh. Catch up here

CBC News Posted: Aug 02, 2021 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 2, 2021

Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya with Kenny Cayen, grand chief of Dehcho First Nations at the West Point First Nation Treaty 11 celebrations earlier this month. This summer, people across the N.W.T. are marking 100 years since the treaty was signed. (Nicole Wang for CBC North)

The summer of 2021 marks 100 years since a treaty party traveled up the Mackenzie River signing the last of Canada's numbered treaties with the Dene, Tch and Gwich'in communities of the N.W.T.

"In the words of Tch Elder James Wah-Shee, 'the treaty was signed when it was discovered that our land was more valuable than our friendship,'" writes the CBC's John Last in this in depth look at the history and legacy of Treaty 11.

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100 years on, Treaty 11 is a symbol of both sovereignty and dispossession

The CBC's Hannah Paulson took a similar look at the treaty's legacy in the Dehcho.

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'We're all treaty people': Dehcho Dene reflect on legacy and future of Treaty 11

And Anna Desmarais spoke to descendents of treaty signatories in the Sahtu.

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Living with Treaty 11: A reflection from descendants of N.W.T. Treaty 11 signatories

A portrait of a man by a river. — Deh Gh Got' First Nation Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge, pictured in Fort Providence in late June, said elders have told him Dene don't have much to celebrate when it comes to the 100th anniversary of Treaty 11, but he feels differently. (Anna Desmarais/CBC)

We've coveredcommunity celebrations in Fort Providence, Hay River, Fort Simpson, Fort McPhersonandTulita.

'We're still here': Dene mark 100 years of the first Treaty 11 signing in Fort Providence, N.W.T.

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West Point First Nation gathers for 100th anniversary of Treaty 11

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Drum dancing under the midnight sun: dl Ku commemorates Treaty 11

How Fort McPherson celebrated the centennial anniversary of Treaty 11

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'This is our day to be who we are': Tulita's Treaty Day celebrations in photos

We wrote about how the Tcho government, Tcho citizens and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre worked together on an exhibit marking Treaty 11, and some of the pieces on display.

Tcho community commemorates 100 years of Treaty 11 with new exhibit

A jacket, slippers and Treaty 11: Tch seamstresses create historic garments to mark 100 years

And we wrote about the museum's plans to put the Treaty 11 document on display this fall an important moment, because for decades after the signing, most people subject to Treaty 11 didn't know what the text said.

100-year-old Treaty 11 coming to N.W.T. for 1st time since signing

Celebrations and events continue all summer.

Chief of the Dehcho First Nation, Kenny Cayen, second from right, takes part in a feeding the fire ceremony as part of the 100th anniversary of Treaty 11 commemoration in West Point First Nation in Hay River, N.W.T. (Nicole Wang for CBC North)

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All our coverage so far of the 100th anniversary of Treaty 11

CBC has covered events and celebrations throughout Denendeh. Catch up here

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