Deh Cho (Big River) 1,700 km from Hay River to Inuvik

What to expect?

The Wildlife

Tth'ih...Kw'ih...Ch'ii...Kikuriaq

The dreaded word mosquito as spoken by the South Slavery, the Tlicho, the Gwich'in and the Inuvialutin peoples. 

There are 74 species of mosquito in Canada. We will likely be bitten by 45% of these species.

The communities

From start to finish, the voyage will travel through nine remote northern communities, most of which are accessible only by the river. On average, the communities are about 100km apart, with the longest stretch from Wrigley to Tulita 254km.

Dene people of the Deh Cho

The homeland of the people is part of the ancestral territories and waters of the Dehcho Dene. "We were put here by the Creator as keepers of our waters and lands".

 “If the whole world followed the Dehcho First Nations example this world would be a much better place to live.” 
​David Suzuki

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