Dene Tha’ First Nation secures court injunction, alleging lack of consultation on transfer of roads to Mackenzie County.
DTFN Chief Wilfred Hooka-Nooza: “Bistcho Lake is one of the last places where DTFN members can practice their way of life as promised by Treaty 8. Mackenzie County’s plan to transform the ice road to Bistcho Lake from primitive access in a largely abandoned oil and gas field into new public recreational access for outfitters and wealthy tourists to exploit Bistcho Lake, and others, will cause novel adverse affects to DTFN’s Treaty rights. The Government of Alberta had a duty to consult DTFN before this occurs, which, so far, it’s refusing to do.”
“On March 24, 2025, the Government of Alberta confirmed it transferred control over portions of the remote and rugged oil and gas winter access road to Bistcho Lake from various oil and gas companies to Mackenzie County without consulting DTFN.”
https://denetha.ca/2026/03/30/dtfn-press-release-regarding-bistcho-lake/





