Premier, Dehcho leaders discuss land claim and community safety

Premier, Dehcho leaders discuss land claim and community safety

The three-day Dehcho First Nations meeting at the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre was triggered by drug-related shootings in Fort Providence last month.

Premier, Dehcho leaders discuss land claim and community safety - The Turtle Island News

By Aastha Sethi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio Premier R.J. Simpson met with Dehcho leaders in Yellowknife to discuss progress on negotiations and growing concerns about the territory’s drug crisis. The three-day Dehcho First Nations meeting at the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre was triggered by drug-related shootings in Fort Providence last month. Dehcho Grand Chief Herb Norwegian said this week’s discussion was organized t…