Deline drummers surround the flames during ‘Feed the Fire’ ceremony.

After spending the summer of 1971 with the Dene in the remote Sahtu region of Canada’s Northwest Territories, Mary-Anne Neal found herself drawn back to those tiny Indigenous communities where the people welcomed her with open arms.

Learn about the challenges faced by the Dene as they move towards self-government and the uncanny coincidences that led to their reunion with Mary-Anne Neal after 44 years apart:

https://www.royalroads.ca/news/stories-self-governance-dene-heroes