Lhosk’uz Dené Nation

Economic Development Strategy

Lhoosk’uz Dené Nation (LDN) successfully negotiated an Impact-Benefit Agreement (IBA) with New Gold on the Blackwater Gold Project. The IBA includes provisions that will facilitate LDN creating a long-term, sustainable economic development foundation that will grow beyond the opportunities specific to the project.  

The Nation is exploring how to structure their economic development vision to most effectively capitalize on the opportunities the Blackwater IBA presents. Lhoosk’uz Dené Nation engaged Shared Value Solutions to support development of a comprehensive economic development strategy to inform sustainable wealth, skills, and partnership creation for seven generations into the future. 

The SVS project team achieved this through a community engagement and background review to fully understand the needs and priorities of LDN, a regional economic opportunity scan, and a workshop in collaboration with LDN Chief and Council.  All the information was presented to LDN in a strategic plan/executive summary, an implementation workshop, and a measurement and evaluation plan.