Deh Cho declare sovereignty
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The Deh Cho Tribal Council's first annual assembly ended with a declaration of rights that proclaims the region's sovereignty from the federal government.
The declaration of rights affirms the Deh Cho Dene's belief that their inherent right to self-government cannot be extinguished on settling a land claim.
"Only sovereign peoples can make treaties with each other," the declaration says. "Therefore our Aboriginal rights and titles and oral treaties cannot be extinguished any EuroCanadian government.
