Sahtú Renewable Resources Board

What Sahtú Renewable Resources Board does

The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board (SRRB), also known in Dene as Ɂehdzo Got'ı̨nę Gots'ę́ Nákedı, is a statutory co-management board established under the Sahtú Dene Métis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement to oversee wildlife, land, and renewable resources in the Sahtú Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It serves five beneficiary communities — Colville Lake, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Tulít'a, and Délı̨nę — and coordinates with five community-level Renewable Resources Councils. SRRB's core functions integrate Dene and Métis traditional knowledge with western science across programs in caribou stewardship, Great Bear Lake fisheries monitoring, climate change research, language and cultural documentation, and geospatial/spatial traditional knowledge compilation. Its offerings operate as public services rather than commercial products and include the Wildlife Studies Fund, an Interactive Map and Sahtu Atlas, a Public Hearing Registry, a Document Repository, a Scholarship Program, and a portfolio of long-running research projects.

Underlying technology is intentionally minimal and non-commercial: the SRRB runs a public document repository (Docman), interactive geospatial web maps, and a scholarship/hearing registry on srrb.nt.ca. Specialized scientific methods include environmental DNA (eDNA) fish monitoring in Great Bear Lake, caribou population genetics studies, contaminant biomonitoring, and bat monitoring. The organization maintains a Facebook presence (SahtuWildlife) and uses community-engagement channels — public hearings, listening sessions, and direct staff contact — as its primary means of stakeholder interaction and feedback.

SRRB is a non-profit Indigenous governance institution, not a commercial enterprise. It does not sell products or services, has no pricing model, and operates on government allocations, federal research funding (e.g., SSHRC), and program-specific grants (e.g., GNWT SEED $15,000 for the 2022-2023 Muskox Butchering Video). Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Its primary customers, in the strict sense of beneficiaries, are the Indigenous Dene and Métis communities of the Sahtú Region; its primary institutional counterparties are federal, territorial (GNWT), and academic partners such as Carleton University, the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of Regina.

Name

Sahtú Renewable Resources Board

Legal name

Sahtú Renewable Resources Board

Website

https://srrb.nt.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board is a treaty-established Indigenous co-management body that oversees wildlife, land, and renewable resources for the Dene and Métis communities of the Sahtú Region in the Northwest Territories, Canada, integrating traditional knowledge with western science.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Wildlife Co-Management

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry, Land Use & REDD+ Programs (BPADALAF), Forest Inventory, Mapping & Monitoring (GIS/Remote Sensing/MRV) (IMAMAJAB)

Keywords

• Wildlife management services
• Renewable resources governance
• Indigenous co-management
• Traditional knowledge research
• Environmental stewardship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulita

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board (SRRB) is a public co-management board established under the Sahtu Dene Métis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement that regulates wildlife and renewable resources across the Sahtú Region. It delivers wildlife management, environmental stewardship, and traditional knowledge research through research programs, a Wildlife Studies Fund, scholarship program, public hearing registry, document repository, and geospatial tools such as the Interactive Map and Sahtu Atlas.

Product overview

The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board (SRRB) is a non-profit Indigenous organization that serves as a co-management body for wildlife and resources in the Sahtú Region of the Northwest Territories. Rather than a commercial technology product, the SRRB offers research programs, community services, and knowledge management systems including: Wildlife Studies Fund for research funding, Interactive Map and Sahtu Atlas for geospatial information, Scholarship Program for education support, Public Hearing Registry for regulatory processes, Document Repository for organizational records, and research programs focused on Caribou, Climate Change, Great Bear Lake Fisheries, Traditional Knowledge and Language, and Spatial Traditional Knowledge Compilation. These offerings work together to support Indigenous self-governance, environmental stewardship, and the preservation of Dene and Métis harvesting traditions in the five communities of the Sahtú Region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wildlife Studies Fund

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carleton UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for climate change and sustainable energy research. Dr. Alexandra Mallett from Carleton's School of Public Policy and Administration serves as research associate on sustainable energy projects including the 2020-2023 Sustainable Energy & Local Governance Innovation in the NWT project.
• University of SaskatchewancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on the AFT4EHF global program focused on food security, food sovereignty, and human flourishing in Canada's North. The program is led by University of Saskatchewan and involves youth-focused action research projects.
• University of Saskatchewan (Pharmacy and Nutrition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarol Henry from University of Saskatchewan serves as team member on the Human Flourishing project.
• University of Regina (Social Work)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJudy White from University of Regina serves as team member on the Human Flourishing project.
• GNWT Environment and Natural ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKevin Chan serves as Sahtú regional biologist with the Wildlife Division of GNWT Environment and Natural Resources based in Norman Wells. GNWT also supports projects including the muskox butchering video through SEED funding.
• Renewable Resources CouncilscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-based co-management bodies in each Sahtú community that work with SRRB on wildlife management and traditional economy.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Wildlife Federation: National conservation organization supporting wildlife habitat research and stewardship across Canada. Overlaps with SRRB in caribou conservation, freshwater fisheries, and public engagement, though at a national rather than community-anchored scale.
• Indigenous Leadership Initiative: Canadian organization advancing Indigenous-led conservation including Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). Operates at a national policy level that complements and amplifies the on-the-ground work of bodies like SRRB.
• Environment and Climate Change Canada: Federal department with jurisdiction over Species at Risk Act implementation and wildlife research in Canada. SRRB partners with GNWT Environment and Natural Resources, which is functionally adjacent, and both share responsibility for species at risk assessments including boreal caribou.

Direct peers

• Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board: Renewable resources council under the Umbrella Final Agreement in the Yukon, providing recommendations on fish and wildlife management to Yukon First Nations and government. Direct counterpart to SRRB in mandate, structure, and co-management function.
• Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board: Indigenous co-management board for wildlife and renewable resources in the Gwich'in Settlement Area of the Northwest Territories. Operates under a similar Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement structure, managing caribou, fish, and forest resources for Gwich'in communities — directly comparable in mandate and structure to SRRB.
• Sahtú Secretariat Inc. Indigenous organization representing the Sahtú Dene and Métis under the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. Operates in the same five communities as SRRB and provides political representation, complementing SRRB's wildlife-specific mandate.
• Inuvialuit Game Council: Wildlife co-management body established under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. Oversees wildlife harvest allocation and research in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region — analogous land-claim-based governance body for wildlife management, with similar research and community engagement functions.

Regional players

• NWT Wildlife Federation: Northern Canadian conservation organization focused on wildlife and habitat in the Northwest Territories. Operates in the same geographic region as SRRB with overlapping concerns around caribou, boreal ecosystems, and Indigenous-led conservation, though structured as a non-governmental advocacy body.
• Dene Nation: Political organization representing Dene peoples across the Northwest Territories. Operates at a broader Dene-wide scale while SRRB focuses on the Sahtú Dene and Métis; both share cultural preservation and wildlife stewardship as core concerns.

Emerging players

• Wildlife Conservation Society Canada: Wildife conservation NGO working in northern Canada on caribou and boreal species. Engages in co-management with Indigenous communities similar to SRRB and runs comparable wildlife research and monitoring programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SahtuWildlife

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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