b'LAND RECLAMATIONThe official signing of the Municipal Services Agreement between the Doig River First Nation Council and the City of Fort St. John in B.C.This past June, DRFN and Blueberry RiverThe cultural tour would include the Tsekwathe history of Indigenous lands. Theres First Nations members came together(rock house in Dane-zaa), a nationalevidence of us being there for 12,500 years. to sign a monumental TLE agreementhistoric site located near Charlie Lake.Itll be part of the tour and that experience. that marked the return of more thanIt is currently managed by the TsekwaWe also have a museum park going in 12,000 acres of land to the two Nations.Heritage Society, which is comprised ofthere, Makadahay says. No one really Makadahay says members are greatlyDRFN, West Moberly First Nations andknows about the local Nations; we never relieved the agreement was finally passed.Prophet River First Nation.learned about that growing up in school. Its just another way for us to practise ourSo now a lot of universities and people traditional ways of life on our land, hewant to learn about their local Nations, explains. To be given back the land isThe tourism project signals a great oppor- about their customs and way of life. We very important to our people. Most of thetunity to share Indigenous knowledge andhave a lot of knowledge to share. lands we [regained] were cultural lands that are significant to our people. NEW DESTINATIONDRFN has additional revenue-generating plans for these reclaimed lands. Outside city limits, it has about 320 acres of land where it is planning on creating ecotourism or cultural tourism initiatives. Were thinking of doing a Dane-zaa villagea site where we can showcase our cultureWilliams Communication Services and how we used to live. [We will have]specializes in Mission Critical traditional teepees set up with a campsite where we can teach our culture and ourWireless Communications. way of life, how we used to make drumsWe offer an extensive portfolio from scratch and different native crafts, Makadahay says. Itll be within city limits,of products & services meant to so its not too far. You can come out andprovide fast, secure & reliable rent a teepee for the night, listen to some stories from our Elders around the fire.communications for your network.Theres always interest in learning the local history of the Nation.Aboriginal BUSINESS REPORT97'