Territory-wide Land Use Planning

A Nation-led plan for addressing the cumulative impact of development across the region and to protect key cultural and ecological areas critical for supporting the Dene-zaa way of life while fostering community prosperity. This regional-scale plan is based on cultural studies, mapped cultural sites and use areas, habitat and cumulative effects modeling, industrial tenures and many rounds of community engagement. The Dene-zaa concept of Ke̱ Maah, a term that means a good place in nature, was used to help establish the direction of the Plan, and the vital components of the territory that are necessary to support Dene-zaa livelihoods. The plan establishes a vision, foundational goals and management objectives for different planning areas, and provides clear, zone-based and sector-based policy directives for stewarding the traditional territory back to a healthy baseline condition. It will serve as the basis for decision-making on land and resource use throughout Doig’s territory.