Ka'a'gee Tu (Kakisa)
Last updated: November 2008
The Ka'a'gee Tu (gaa-gay-too) area of interest is approximately 9,600km². It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the Dehcho region and includes a large portion of the Kakisa River watershed.
Importance of Ka'a'gee Tu
- The Ka’a’gee Tu Area of Interest is a culturally and ecologically rich and diverse with local, national and international significance.
- The Ka’a’gee Tu people selected these lands for permanent protection to balance the preservation of their cultural heritage, and the ecosystems that support them, with the need for economic security and growth. Areas of known high non-renewable resource potential were purposely excluded.
- The resources found in the Ka’a’gee Tu Area of Interest have sustained the Ka’a’gee Tu people for generations. Moose, beaver, fish, and large numbers of waterfowl are found throughout the area. A number of species at risk, such as woodland caribou and rusty blackbirds, along with some rare plant species, are also found within Ka’a’gee Tu.
Status
- In August 2009 the Canadian Wildlife Service agreed to sponsor Ka’a’gee Tu as a candidate National Wildlife Area. It is now in Step 5 of the PAS.
- Much of the Ka’a’gee Tu Area of Interest has been protected through the Dehcho Interim Measures Agreement which expires in October 2010. Ka’a’gee Tu is also identified as a conservation zone in the Final Draft Dehcho Land Use Plan.
Context
- Ka’a’gee Tu falls within the area covered by ongoing land, resource, and governance negotiations involving the Dehcho First Nations, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the Northwest Territories. The Ka’a’gee Tu PAS process will be taken into account in these negotiations.
Next Steps
- Establish a working group.
- Continue documentation of values.
Reports
- 2008 - Ka'a'gee Tu | Non-Renewable Resource Assessment (full text pdf)
- 2007 - Ka'a'gee Tu | Ecological Assessment Phase 1 (summary pdf | full text pdf)
- 2007 - Ka'a'gee Tu | Ecological Assessment Phase 2 (summary pdf | full text pdf)
- 2007 - Ka'a'gee Tu | Hydrocarbon Assessment Summary Report (link)
