Nahanni Butte Dene Band: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Nahanni Butte, NT · grants and contributions register · Northwest Territories

Nahanni Butte Dene Band: federal grants and contributions: 12 agreements; $19.8M value; 5 departments; 10 programs.

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12agreements
$19.8Mvalue
5departments
10programs

Largest agreements

Nah?a Dehe Consensus Team and Secretariat; Nah?a Dehe K’ehodi Guardians; and Cultural and Tourism Initiatives$8.0Mvalue2023start2027end

This project will fund the operations for the participation and travel of the Nah?a Dehe Dene and Dehcho First Nations members of the Nah?a Dehe Consensus Team and the secretariat which will support the members and their work on the Nah?a Dehe Consensus Team. This project will support the Nah?a Dehe K’ehodi Guardians to carry out on-the-land training and monitoring of ecological and cultural resources of Nahanni National Park Reserve and work in conjunction on Nahanni National Park Reserve Resource Conservation and Warden staff on management activities This project will provide funding to su

Nahʔą Dehé Dene Band and Dehcho First Nations Economic Opportunities and Capacity Building Fund in relation to Nahanni National Park Reserve$7.0Mvalue2022start–end

This grant supports members of the Nahʔą Dehé Dene and Dehcho First Nations and Nahʔą Dehé Dene and Dehcho First Nations businesses in offering tourism products and services in relation to Nahanni National Park Reserve and providing capacity building funding for their members.

Benefits for Nahʔą Dehé Dene Stemming from the Establishment, Development and Operation of the Expanded Nahanni National Park Reserve$3.0Mvalue2021start2028end

This grant supports members of the Nahʔą Dehé Dene Band and Nahʔą Dehé Dene businesses (majority ownership by band members) in offering tourism products and services in relation to Nahanni National Park Reserve, providing a scholarship fund for its band members and supporting the guardian program.

Purchases to improve transit service for Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories.$606Kvalue2025start2028end

Purchase of 2 diesel/gas shuttle buses, 1 diesel/gas van,1 ferry boat and storage equipment to improve transit for Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories.

Participation in the Negotiation of Nahanni National Park Reserve Impact and Benefit Agreement$360Kvalue2019start2023end

This contribution supports Nahanni Butte Dene Band in resuming negotiations with Parks Canada for an Impact and Benefit Agreement related to Nahanni National Park Reserve.

Street Light Project$340Kvalue2024start2025end

The project is mostly related to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions through the demonstration of technologies to reduce fossil fuel use for heat and/or power generation in Canada's remote communities and/or remote industrial sites.

Language and Culture Initiative$270Kvalue2023start2028end

Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
Celebrating 100 Year Anniversary of Signing Treaty 11$94.1Kvalue2021start2022end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

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District Heating System Analysis & Planning Project$74.3Kvalue2022start2023end

IRAP Indigenous Pilot Project: An analysis of the existing renewable resources available to the Nahanni Butte Dene Band to supply a district heating system to feed existing commercial and government buildings and new residential and commercial developments.

Elders and Youth: Connecting with Nahanni National Park Reserve$25.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The contribution supports the Nahʔą Dehé Dene community by funding Elders and youth to reconnect to their traditional lands and waters by travelling into Nahanni National Park Reserve.

Nahʔą Dehé K’ehodi Guardians – Braiding Knowledge Gathering$23.8Kvalue2026start2026end

This grant supports travel and attendance for the Naha Dehe K’ehodi Guardians to attend a regional Indigenous gathering “Braiding Knowledge Gathering” in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Attendance will support and facilitate learning and knowledge for the Nahʔą Dehé K’ehodi Guardians.

Nahanni Butte Dene Band Regional Tables Participation Funding Program$21.3Kvalue2025start2025end

The purpose of this agreement is to support engagement on Regional Tables with the Government of Canada.

Departments

Parks Canada6agreements$18.4Mvalue4programs
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program
  • General Class Contribution Program
  • General Class Grant and Contribution Program
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program

All grants from Parks Canada

Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities1agreements$606Kvalue1programs
Canadian Heritage2agreements$364Kvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Natural Resources Canada2agreements$362Kvalue2programs
  • Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program - Demonstration Component
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

National Research Council Canada1agreements$74.3Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20261agreements$23.8Kvalue1programs
  • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
20252agreements$627Kvalue2programs
  • Canada Public Transit Fund
  • Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Dialogues
20241agreements$340Kvalue1programs
  • Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program - Demonstration Component
20232agreements$8.3Mvalue2programs
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program
  • Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program - Indigenous Languages and Cultures
20222agreements$7.1Mvalue2programs
  • General Class Grants Contributions Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20213agreements$3.1Mvalue2programs
  • General Class Contribution Program
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
20191agreements$360Kvalue1programs
  • General Class Grant and Contribution Program

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.