Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of a Native American people inhabiting an area between the Great Bear and Great Slave lakes in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
  • noun The Athabaskan language of this people.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Tlicho.]

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Examples

  • Over a month ago I had the really interesting assignment to go to Bechoko to photograph the Tlicho Gathering, an annual event that sees people from all the Tlicho communities meet in a different community each year for a week of meetings, laughs, feasts, Dene hand games, and to generally celebrate their proud heritage.

    The Tlicho Gathering » Dave Brosha Photography 2009

  • Over a month ago I had the really interesting assignment to go to Bechoko to photograph the Tlicho Gathering, an annual event that sees people from all the Tlicho communities meet in a different community each year for a week of meetings, laughs, feasts, Dene hand games, and to generally celebrate their proud heritage.

    2009 September » Dave Brosha Photography 2009

  • "Extremes: Life in Subarctic Canada" shows art and artifacts from the 19th century to today of the Tlicho people of subarctic Canada.

    Time Off Europe Calendar 2008

  • Just yesterday, I appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in support of the speedy passage of the Tlicho Land Claims and Self Government Settlement Act. With the passage of this bill, we will have four settled land claims and will establish the very first Aboriginal self-government in the Northwest Territories.

    My Canada - Today and Tomorrow 2004

  • "He Mr. Roland just completely ignored us," Chief Alfonz Nitsiza, one of the leaders of the NWT's Tlicho First Nation, told The Globe shortly after the signing.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOSH WINGROVE 2011

  • "He Mr. Roland just completely ignored us," Chief Alfonz Nitsiza, one of the leaders of the NWT's Tlicho First Nation, told The Globe shortly after the signing.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOSH WINGROVE 2011

  • About 1,500 military personnel will arrive in the Tlicho region of N.W.T. next month for a winter army exercise.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2012

  • "He Mr. Roland just completely ignored us," Chief Alfonz Nitsiza, one of the leaders of the NWT's Tlicho First Nation, told The Globe shortly after the signing.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOSH WINGROVE 2011

  • "He Mr. Roland just completely ignored us," Chief Alfonz Nitsiza, one of the leaders of the NWT's Tlicho First Nation, told The Globe shortly after the signing.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JOSH WINGROVE 2011

  • NICO is a proposed vertically integrated project to mine and concentrate ores from the Company's deposit in the Northwest Territories ( "NWT"), located 160 km northwest of the City of Yellowknife and 50 km north of the Tlicho community of Whati.

    Resource Investor - Main Content Feed 2010

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