Reciprocity: Dene Relationships with Fish

In this video, we explore the relationship between Dene people, fish and the lake, and the importance of harvesting and taking care of each other. We demonstrate how to harvest fish ethically and discuss the importance of the land.

Acknowledgement Protocol

Please read this Acknowledgement before the start of this video to respect the knowledge that is being shared and the Land of the People where the knowledge originates:

We acknowledge that this was filmed on the territory of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and was filmed during Dechinta's annual fish camp with YKDFN Elders.

What is the Land Acknowledgement where you live?

This video is primarily intended for:

Families

First Nations

Indigenous Communities

Non-Indigenous Audiences

Creative Team

Name	Role/Job Title	Place
Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning		Yellowknife, NWT
Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife		Yellowknife, NWT
Thumlee Foliot	Narrator	Yellowknives Dene First Nation, NWT
Elders and Community Members of Yellowknife, Detah, Ndilǫ, and Fort Smith		Northwest Territories
Morgan Tsetta	Videographer/Editor, Morgan Tsetta Film & Video	Vancouver, BC
Kelsey Wrightson	Regional Lead, NWT	Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, Yellowknife, NWT

This video is about:

learning on-the-land on Tinde'e, Great Slave Lake

in: Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Chief Drygeese Territory, NT

Video Details

Length of Video	7:38 minutes
Is there content in this video that is inappropriate to show young children? No

Questions?

Please contact Dechinta for more information.