Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh
Last updated: November 2008
Located on the east side of the Mackenzie River, Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh (ped-zay-keen-day) is an area of 16,400 km² made up of three river watersheds and two additional lake areas.
- Factsheet on Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh including a map (full pdf | map pdf)
- Photo Gallery of Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh (viewer)
Importance of Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh
- Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh (ped-zay-keen-day) is an important spiritual and cultural area for the community of Wrigley in the Dehcho Region.
- The area is used extensively by local Pehdzeh Ki First Nation members for year-round subsistence harvesting.
- The area is relatively undeveloped and provides habitat for moose, boreal woodland caribou, barren-ground caribou, black bears, wolves, beavers, migratory birds, and several species of fish.
- Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh represents four different ecoregions, including extensive peatland which acts as a water filter and carbon sink.
Status
- Approximately 35% of Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh (6,444 km²) was withdrawn under the Pipeline Settlement Agreement through the Dehcho Process in June 2007.
- Pehdzeh Ki First Nation is seeking protection of the entire area through the PAS. In May 2007 they submitted a formal request to the GNWT Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) to act as sponsoring agency. A more detailed proposal was submitted in February 2009.
- Currently in Step 3 of the PAS process. Assessment work has already begun.
Context
- Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh 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 Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh PAS process will be taken into account in these negotiations.
Next Steps
- Establish a working group once a sponsoring agency is confirmed.
- Continue documentation of values.
Reports
- 2007 - Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh | Ecological Assessment Phase 1 (summary pdf | full text pdf
- 2007 - Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh | Hydrocarbon Assessment Summary Report (link)
- 2007 - Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh | Tourism Values Assessment (full text pdf)
- 2006 - Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh | Renewable Resource Assessment Phase 1 (full text pdf)
- 2002 - Pehdzeh Ki Ndeh | Step 2 Report (full text pdf)
