About This File
Tulita is a beautiful waterfront hamlet located where the Great Bear River meets the Mackenzie. The village is flanked on one side by the by the Bear Rock, known to the Sahtu Dene as the place where the legendary lawmaker, Yamoria, slew a family of giant beavers that had terrorized the people. More recently, Tulita is known for having produced Canada's first female, Aboriginal member of parliament, Ethel Blondin-Andrew; and Paul Andrew, a singer-songwriter, broadcaster, and preservationist of the local mothertongue. Below, in the words of the hamlet's administration, is a brief history of Tulita:
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Since time immemorial, these lands was used and cared for by the Sahtu Dene people. People seasonally traveled through their traditional areas as the land could not support them living in a permanent settlement. Throughout the year, people would meet and discuss what and who they had seen on the land. Traditional knowledge was shared and changes were noted and adapted to after discussion with the Elders.
It was not until the coming of European Explorers, Missionaries and the Hudson Bay Company that permanent settlements began to emerge. It is documented that the Hudson Bay Company first had a post in present day Tulita in 1869 and the oldest Church in the North West Territories built in 1880 by Alan Hardisty now a recognized Heritage Site.
The Sahtu Dene Peoples were not prepared for the diseases brought by the southern travelers. It is well documented that thousands of people died due to influenza epidemics. The Roman Catholic Church began to lobby the Government of Canada to reach a Treaty Agreement so that the Dene would receive some support and relief from their situation. There is a belief that the Treaty 11 Party was finally dispatched in 1921, along the Mackenzie River due to the ‘discovery’ of oil in Norman Wells. Also in the 1920’s geologists began surveying the Sahtu which resulted with the ‘discovery’ of Uranium at Great Bear Lake. Rest assured the Dene people were well aware of these resources long before southern interests.
I've modelled to the best of my ability, the beautiful waterfront, airport terminal, and notable local landmarks -- the Anglican and Roman Catholic missions, Wright's Convenience, the Northern store, health centre, and adult learning centre. Below are the parts of Tulita I either couldn't figure out how to model, or would've overburdened my system:
- The Two Rivers Hotel
- The Fort Norman Society
- An industrial area on Bear Rock Dr.
- Two schools
- The residences on Mackenzie Dr. and Sesame St.
- The industrial area next to the airport
- A few buildings interspersed within the modelled area
I hope what I have managed has done this beautiful part of Canada justice. In addition to the local accommodations, Indigenous tour guides offer ecologically- and culturally-responsible excursions to Tulita and its environs. Also, being home to the office of the Nááts'įhch'oh National Park Reserve, Tulita would be a natural starting point for whitewater rafting expeditions and responsible enjoyment of the Sahtú Dene's breathtaking, ancestral territory.
Required libraries:
- opensceneryX
- handyobjects
- CDB
- ruscenery
- MisterX
- madagascar
Please make sure they are all up to date.
Only tested in XP10 with AlPilotX's HD mesh v3.
The vast majority of models used on this map were made by myself; please do not redistribute or re-use.
