Nahanni Butte to rejoin Dehcho First Nations, pursue protected area – Cabin Radio
June 28, 2022
The Dehcho Annual Assembly has only just begun and there are already two surprises for members: Nahanni Butte has rejoined the Dehcho First Nations and Fort Liard may have never really left.
Delegates and leaders hosted by the Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation in Fort Simpson made Nahanni Butte’s new position official by a vote. They confirmed members of the Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band will be given a say in the upcoming election of a new grand chief.
No members from Fort Liard and the Acho Dene Koe First Nation chose to attend the 2022 assembly, and there was no formal vote as to whether to give them a say in Tuesday’s election.
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