17-649: Gravel River may refer to: Gravel River (Northwest Territories) , also known as Keele River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River Gravel River Provincial Park , a nature reserve in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario, Canada Gravel River (Quebec) , a river in Quebec, Canada, to the north of the lower Saint Lawrence River Gravel River (Thunder Bay District) ,
34-568: A float plane to land on at the headwaters of the river. Paddlers looking to go down this section usually access the Keele through the class 3-4 Tischu River after landing on an air strip at Mile 222 of the Canol Road. Dene The Dene people ( / ˈ d ɛ n eɪ / ) are an Indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal , subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages and it
51-798: A result the Keele was also less travelled. The Keele also has been known as the Gravel River . The river was named, as was the Keele Peak , for Joseph Keele, a member of the Geological Survey of Canada , who had surveyed the area in 1907–08, and descended the Keele River from its source to the Mackenzie. In recent years the Keele River, the less travelled cousin of the South Nahanni River , has become known as
68-625: A river in Northern Ontario that empties into Lake Superior See also [ edit ] River gravel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gravel River . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gravel_River&oldid=982734700 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
85-417: A world class destination for wilderness canoeing and rafting, seeing hundreds of people paddle down its lower section each summer. This is due to a perfect combination of spectacular rugged mountain scenery, excellent fishing and wildlife viewing and fun but challenging class 2+ whitewater with no portages . Swift currents, rapids and aquamarine glacial water in a wilderness setting hundreds of kilometres from
102-550: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gravel River (Northwest Territories) The Keele River is a tributary of the Mackenzie River , about 410 kilometres (250 mi) long, in the western part of the Canadian Northwest Territories . Flowing in a generally northeast direction, it drains a sparsely populated, rugged area of
119-524: Is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term "Dene" has two uses: Dene are spread through a wide region. They live in the Mackenzie Valley (south of the Inuvialuit ), and can be found west of Nunavut . Their homeland reaches to western Yukon , and the northern part of British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan , Manitoba , Alaska and the southwestern United States. Dene were
136-753: The Mackenzie Mountains . The Keele River originates in a small, unnamed lake near the border of the Northwest Territories and the Yukon , approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Macmillan Pass, which is the terminus of the drivable section of the North CANOL Road . The river begins its journey by flowing northwest through the alpine tundra area known as the Mackenzie Mountain Barrens, joining
153-823: The Tsichu and Intga Rivers along the way. It then drops off the alpine plateau and begins its long descent to the Mackenzie River, tumbling gradually down into the dramatic Backbone Ranges of the Mackenzie Mountains. Approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Keele's source, the Natla River rushes into the Keele from the south and almost doubles the flow and size of the river. From the Natla Confluence, The Keele turns and snakes its way northward for 85 kilometres (53 mi) until it meets
170-672: The Twitya River, its largest tributary, flowing in from the west. Just after the Twitya confluence, the Keele is deflected east around the Tigonankweine Range by the towering Mount Eduni Massif and continues in this direction until reaching the Mackenzie River. During this section, the Toochingkla River flows in from the south, before the Keele cuts between the spectacular Canyon and Redstone Ranges. It then leaves
187-534: The above-named groups are what the term "Dene" usually refers to in modern usage, other groups who consider themselves Dene include: In 2005, elders from the Dene People decided to join the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) seeking recognition for their ancestral cultural and land rights. The largest population of Chipewyan language (Dënesųłinë́ or Dëne) speakers live in
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#1732775461939204-652: The first people to settle in what is now the Northwest Territories . In northern Canada, historically there were ethnic feuds between the Dene and the Inuit . In 1996, Dene and Inuit representatives participated in a healing ceremony at Bloody Falls to reconcile the centuries-old grievances. Behchokǫ̀ , Northwest Territories is the largest Dene community in Canada. The Dene include six main groups: Although
221-674: The long winter months with the Lowland Dene People and the Hudson Bay trading post after it was built at Fort Norman in the 1800s. Come spring, they would return to the mountains once again on foot. After signing Treaty 11 (regarding the transfer of lands in the Yukon to the federal government for purposes of oil exploration ) with King George V in 1921, the Dene no longer went to the Yukon Border area as frequently and as
238-504: The mountains behind, becoming slow and braided, and receives Middle Creek from the south, merging into the Mackenzie some 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) downstream from the Redstone River and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-southeast of Tulita . People have inhabited the mountainous area surrounding the Keele River for at least 11,000 years. The Dene name for the Keele River is Begádeé, which translates to "Winding River". The river
255-522: The nearest road mean that this river offers a thrill to all who paddle it. The Keele is suitable for beginner canoeists when paired with a guided expedition, and intermediate paddlers who wish to challenge it themselves. Several outfitting and guiding companies offer guided tours down the Natla/Keele river system during all months of the summer, as well as outfitting services. Trips usually depart Norman Wells or Fort Simpson by floatplane and land on
272-519: The river at the Natla-Keele confluence. Trip length is usually between 10 and 14 days; however, it is feasible to have a longer trip by pairing the Keele with the Natla river. (Natla is a class 3+ river, and therefore is an experts-only trip). The upper Keele River above the confluence with the Natla is also a class 2-3 navigable waterway, but suffers from accessibility issues, as there are no lakes for
289-674: Was used extensively as a trade route for some tribes of the Mountain Dene people. After spending the summer hunting and trading along the Yukon/NWT border the Mountain Dene, or shúhtagot'ıne, would build large moose skin boats, fill them with furs and goods and paddle down the Keele River to their winter camps along the Mackenzie River Valley. There they would trade these furs and goods for supplies to survive
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