Tugacho

Tugacho is the Dene name for the northern arm of Sahtú, Great Bear Lake, known in English as Dease Arm. Its waters reach towards the barren country north of the lake, where Sahtu Dene travelled to hunt caribou and muskoxen. The north shore contains many named places and stories, including memories of encounters with Inuit farther inland. The lake and its tributaries formed routes through this wide northern homeland.