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• Gonaewo video: In this video released in July 2022, Elder John B. Zoe contextualizes the Tlicho Agreement through a historical lens, and how the treaty relates to continuing to ensure Tlicho connections to land, language and culture.
• Find out more about the Lands Theme here.

Ongoing/Recent activities

• Land Back Webinar - Together with the Yellowhead Institute, the Lands Theme organized a webinar featuring a panel of Inuk and Gwich'in leaders and thinkers exploring what Land Back can mean in a Modern Treaty context. Find details and a recording of the webinar here.

• Indigenous Governance Speaker Series - Lands Theme Co-Lead, John B. Zoe  was the January 2022 Speaker in the Indigenous Governance Speaker Series hosted by Yukon University, presenting Tłı̨chǫ 'Gonaewo' (Our Way of Life). Find out more  here.

• Yellowhead Paper - The Lands Theme is working with the  Yellowhead Institute on a new Red Paper, "Treaty Future". This research, supported by the Modern Treaties Implementation Research Project, is exploring how treaties affect Indigenous relationships to land. Read more here.

• Politics of the Canoe - Lands Theme Co-Lead, John B. Zoe authored a chapter of the new book, The Politics of the Canoe (2021). Find the book here and view an interview here.

•  Presentation to NWT Legislative Assembly Committee - In July 2021, Lands Theme Co-Lead, John B. Zoe joined Principal Investigator Dr. Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox to present on UNDRIP and Modern Treaty Implementation to the NWT Legislative Assembly Committee on Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs.  View the presentation here.

• Webinar on UNDRIP and Modern Treaties - On June 28, 2021, the Lands theme co-leads Hayden King (Ryerson University) and John B. Zoe (Tlicho Government) participated in the first Gonèk’e (Our Land) webinar, which focused on the relationship between the UNDRIP and modern treaty implementation. Find out more and view the webinar here.

• Treaty Talks NWT -  In May 2021, Lands Theme Co-Lead, John B. Zoe gave a presentation as part of Treaty Talks NWT, an NWT youth-led speaker series on modern treaties in the NWT.  Find out more here.

• Edited Volume: Best Practices Implementing Modern Treaties in Canada (2020-present) -  Lands Co-Lead Dr. John B Zoe is joining Principal Investigator Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox to edit a book about ways that LCAC members are implementing Treaties. Read more here.

• Transitional Governance Project: Tlicho - In 2018, Lands Theme Co-Lead, John B. Zoe presented Tłı̨chǫ 'Gonaewo' (Our Way of Life) as part of the Transitional Governance Project. View the presentation here.

• Scoping Workshops - Indigenous Relationships to Land - Between October 2-5, 2018, the Indigenous Relationships to Land Theme held two workshops discussing our work to date and seeking future research direction on the implementation of modern treaties. Find out more about these workshops here.