The Tłı̨chǫ established the first 100% Indigenous-owned hydroelectric development in Canada, with the development of Snare-Cascades Project. The agreement with the NWT Power Corporation was to construct, own and lease back for 65 years, a 4.3 MW hydroelectric facility on the Snare River. The financing will be paid off in full by 2024 and the revenue will continue until 2056.