John Tetlichi

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John Tetlichi was a Canadian politician, who served on the 6th Northwest Territories Legislative Council from 1967 to 1970. [1]

At the time, the council retained a mixture of both elected and appointed seats. Tetlichi, a Dene chief, was appointed to the council in 1967 as its first First Nations member, to improve First Nations representation in government. [2] He served until 1970, when he ran for an elected seat in Mackenzie Delta in the 1970 Northwest Territories general election, but was defeated by Lyle Trimble. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "North Council Seeks Control". Edmonton Journal , February 10, 1968.
  2. ↑ "Council Will Be Asked To Abolish Separate Schools". Moncton Transcript , November 15, 1967.
  3. ↑ "Chretien to appoint 4 after Jan. 1: Indian, Eskimos elected to NWT Territorial Council". The Globe and Mail , December 23, 1970.
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