Nagwichoonjik (Mackenzie River)

Nagwichoonjik (Mackenzie River) is a National Historic Site of Canada in Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories.

Northwest Territories · Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories · location approximate

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Nagwichoonjik, that part of the Mackenzie River from Thunder River to Point Separation, holds a pre-eminent position within the Gwichya Gwich'in cultural landscape. The oral histories of the people and the names they gave to the geographic features of this transportation corridor reflect their spiritual and physical relationships with the river. Nagwichoonjik is the heart of the homeland of the Gwichya Gwich'in. Its rich resources including numerous fisheries and stone quarries ensured not only the survival but the flourishing of the people through the centuries.

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Depuis la rivière Thunder à la pointe Separation, le paysage culturel des Gwichya Gwich'in est dominé par Nagwichoonjik, nom de cette partie du fleuve Mackenzie. La tradition orale et les toponymes de cette voie de communication renvoient aux rapports physiques et spirituels que le peuple entretient avec le fleuve. Nagwichoonjik, le cœur du pays Gwichya Gwich'in, abrite d'importantes richesses, dont de nombreuses pêcheries et des carrières de pierres. C'est grâce à ces ressources qu'à travers les siècles, ce peuple a pu survivre et connaître son épanouissement.

Gwich'in

NAGWICHOONJIK Nàgwìchoonjik gwinyuu zrit Vihtr’ih Njik gwats’at Sreetàdhàdlâîî gwits’àt zrit aii Gwichyàh Gwìch’in kat yi’èenoo dài’ gwats’at gweenjit gwiyaa’an gwijìinchii zhan nilìi. Dinjii kat oonoo dài’ nihts’àt agogwaandak ts’àt oozrii gwats’an tr’agwàåtsâîî k’ìighe’ gogwank’yûû ts’àt jidìi gogwinahyin eenjit gweenjit gwijìinchii dagoonch’ùu. Gwichyàh Gwìch’in kat aii Nàgwìchoonjik zrit gweenjit gwijìinchii zhan nilii. Anihåik gwà’àn zrît åuk kàtr’idi’in ts’àt nijìn kwànk’it gòo’aîî k’iìghe’ tth’aih gogwiteendaii ànts’àt khaii gwitak gogwìnyàanch’uu tanatr’igiteech’yaa.

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Nagwichoonjik (Mackenzie River)

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