By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories are at the centre of one of the world\u2019s largest land protection efforts, following the signing on Monday of a landmark $375 million agreement. The \u201cOur Land for the Future\u201d grant will put about 30 per cent of the territory \u2014 or two per cent of the entire country, an area of 380,000 square kilometres \u2014 under Indigenous care. The grant brings together leaders from T\u0142\u0131\u0328ch\u01eb, D\u00e9l\u0131\u0328n\u0119 Got\u2019\u0131n\u0119, and 19 other Indigenous governments, alongside federal and territorial representatives and philanthropic funders. The agreement\u2019s negotiations started in 2021 and were strengthened by a public pledge made last November. “Today was really about taking that next step, and making all those commitments come into reality and… <\/p>\n
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories are at the centre of one of the world\u2019s largest land protection efforts, following the signing on Monday of a landmark $375 million agreement. The \u201cOur Land for the Future\u201d grant will put about 30 per cent of the territory \u2014 or two per cent of the entire country, an area of 380,000 square kilometres \u2014 under Indigenous care. The grant brings together leaders from T\u0142\u0131\u0328ch\u01eb, D\u00e9l\u0131\u0328n\u0119 Got\u2019\u0131n\u0119, and 19 other Indigenous governments, alongside federal and territorial representatives and philanthropic funders. The agreement\u2019s negotiations started in 2021 and were strengthened by a public pledge made last November. “Today was really about taking that next step, and making all those commitments come into reality and... <\/p>\n