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Extirpated
Status of a species that is gone from
the NWT. The species no longer
exists in the wild in the NWT but it
does exist in the wild outside the
NWT.
Denewa nę
́
nę
́
k’ǝ húle (S,
D) júhda hı̨
nene t’ahsı̨
gódı
lı́
e lahot’e húle (KG)
On Dene lands, they are
all gone.
In northern lands, spe-
cies of one kind com-
pletely gone.
Factors that affect
the species
The things that are affecting how
well or how poorly a species is do-
ing; SARC uses these to decide how
to assess the health of a species.
beghare kagǫ
́
ht’e (S, D,
KG)
The reasons for how
they are doing.
Fish
łue (S, D)
luge (KG)
Any fish.
Flowering plant
ɂįt’ǫ (S, D)
ɂįt’ǫ
́
(KG)
Any flowering plant.
Fungus
tł’eht’ǝ́
(S, D)
tł’ǝhtǝ́
(KG)
Fungus.
Grass
tł’o (S, D, KG)
Any type of grass.
Grizzly Bear
sahcho (S, D)
sahsho (KG)
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gokw’ı̨
sahcho kayelǝ (D)
gokw’ı̨
sahcho karelǝ (S)
gow’ı̨
sahsho kayelǝ (KG)
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gokw’ı̨
sahcho kayelǝ kalǝ
(D) gokw’ı̨
sahcho karelǝ kalǝ
(S) gow’ı̨
sahsho kayelǝ kalǝ
(KG)
Grizzly bear.
------------------------
Big grizzly that’s coming
into Sahtú area.
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The biggest grizzly that
drags cubs from their
den (often has sand on
its forearms because of
this).
Increase
When something goes up in num-
bers.
łǫ ade gha (S, D)
hı̨
łǫ
́
ɂadadǝ (KG)
The numbers increase.
“It has been
predicted by the
Elders that it will
disappear”
ɂǫhda kǝ kagerı̨
dı́
behúle
ade gha (S, D)
Dene Hı̨
́
shaıke radą
́
“dubonǝ́
lı̨
gha”, kǝdǝyı̨
́
dı.
(KG)
“It has been predicted
by the elders that it is
going to disappear.”
Listing/Listed
Adding a species to the legal list of
species at risk - the law says it is at
risk.
gogha horı́
la nı̨
de ɂerı̨
htł’e
k’ǝ gozı́
weɂǫ gha (S, D)
gódı beghǫ ɂagodǝdı
ɂedıtł’e k’e gohı̨
zı̨
datł’e
(KG)
If it’s at risk its name
gets put (written) down.
Names of species at risk
written on paper.
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