The Tłı̨chǫ Government in the Northwest Territories has both established its own research organizations and created research partnerships with southern academic institutions. Examples include:

• Dedats’eetsaa (The Tłı̨chǫ Research and Training Institute): Established by the Tłı̨chǫ Government in 2013, its mandate is to advance the study of Tłı̨chǫ lands, language, culture and way of life through research, training, education and monitoring.

All research and activities supported by Dedats’eetsaa are done within a Tłı̨chǫ cultural framework. The Tłı̨chǫ Government’s lands activities and cultural programming are also included under the Institute. These activities are integral to both producing and using research knowledge as it is created both through on-the-land activities and monitoring as well as local cultural initiatives and activities. Some of their goals include:

• Coordinate research in social, health and wellness, cultural and environmental concerns in the Tłı̨chǫ region
• Support and partner with research partners to conduct independent research on areas of interest to the Tłı̨chǫ
• Host the Tłı̨chǫ Digital Archives, a collection of digital, audio, video and document files on Tłı̨chǫ lands, culture and history
• Coordinate cultural programming and activities
• Oversee Tłı̨chǫ land use, monitoring and preservation activities

• Hotii Ts’eeda: A research support unit hosted by the Tłı̨chǫ Government and governed primarily by Northwest Territories Indigenous governments. Hotii Ts’eeda connects NWT organizations and communities with researchers and funding to achieve health research and training goals.
• Modern Treaty Implementation Research Project: A federally supported partnership between southern universities and the Tłı̨chǫ Government. Research themes include:
  • Indigenous relationships to the land
  • Intergovernmental relations and multilevel governance
  • Treaty financing and fiscal relationships
  • Implementation evaluation and socio-economic impacts
  • Indigenous and settler legal systems