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Buffalo Lake River and Trails |
Status • Reports
Buffalo
Lake, River and Trails is an area of approximately 2,177 km2
that includes the western portion of Ejie Túé (Buffalo Lake) and Ejie
Túé Dehé (Buffalo River)
Factsheet on
Buffalo Lake, River and Trails including a map
IMPORTANCE
OF BUFFALO LAKE
[We] need this land to teach our children our
culture and traditional living. (KFN member, 2006)
Since time immemorial, Buffalo Lake and the
surrounding area has been a significant traditional land use area
for the K’atł’odeeche First Nation (KFN).
K’atł’odeeche First Nation
is working to permanently protect Buffalo Lake River and Trails
through the Protected Areas Strategy. The area of interest
provides critical habitat for moose, waterfowl, and fish spawning.
Today the Buffalo Lake area remains important for KFN
traditional land use activities, such as hunting trapping and berry
harvesting. The western portion of Buffalo Lake is still heavily
used by KFN harvesters, and is the site of the community’s annual
fall hunt.
The Buffalo Lake area is rich in cultural history. It
has a number of archaeological, spiritual and culturally significant
sites. These include numerous cabins and campsites, trap lines and
trails, burial sites and sacred areas.
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For more information contact
the
Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat
“The land takes
care of us…nwt_pas@gov.nt.ca
we
take care of the land.”
(867) 920-3179 or (867) 669-2685
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