News & Events
DFN Removes Norwegian; Acting Grand Chief to be Appointed
FORT SIMPSON, NT — January 31, 2008 – Herb Norwegian, Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations, was removed from […]
Dehcho to Hold Special Assembly on Grand Chief Issue
FORT SIMPSON, NT. – December 18 – A Special Assembly of the Dehcho First Nations (DFN) will be held January 29-31, […]
Press Release / Fort Providence, NT
FORT PROVIDENCE, NT – July 6, 2007 – The revised Dehcho Land Use Planning Committee met here for first time and […]
Reluctant Dehcho Extend Mandate to Explore Land Selection
Fort Simpson, NT – June 28 — It took many long hours of passionate debate, dozens of proposals and amendments and […]
Dehcho Assembly Grapples with Next Stages of Negotiations
FORT SIMPSON, NT – June 27 – As the participants in the 15th annual Dehcho First Nations Assembly settled into their […]
Federal Cabinet Moves at Last Minute to Extend Dehcho Protected Land
FORT SIMPSON, NT — June 27 — The federal cabinet extended two land use orders-incouncil covering Dehcho land just days before […]
Youth, Elders Challenge Dehcho Assembly to Unite in Negotiations Process
FORT SIMPSON, NT – June 26 — From the spiritually moving fire-feeding ceremony this morning to the closing drum dance of […]
15th Assembly Theme: Defending the Dehcho Homeland
FORT SIMPSON, NT – June 25 — Some 500 Dehcho Dene will gather here tomorrow morning under the Arbour at the […]
Canada’s New Land Claim Policy Has No Effect On Dehcho Process
FORT SIMPSON, NT – June 13 – The Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations has cautious praise for the announcement […]
News Analysis, Mackenzie Gas Project: UPDATE
ExxonMobil Corp., the biggest privately-owned oil company in the world, has increased the pressure on the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) and […]
DFN Press, Resource Deal, 2007, 05, 15
FORT SIMPSON, NWT – The much-touted Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement-in-Principle signed recently by the Government of the Northwest Territories and […]
Dehcho Land Use Plan Survives Major Blow: Norwegian
YELLOWKNIFE – April 27 – After almost a year of frustration and extremely slow progress in land claim negotiations, the Dehcho […]
Troops at Fort Simpson Will Not Be Welcomed
FORT SIMPSON, NT – April 13 — When the Canadian army lands here Monday for an 11-day mission to “secure” the […]
Dehcho Refuse to Join Mackenzie Valley Review Boards
FORT SIMPSON, NT — March 19 — The Dehcho First Nations (DFN) will not participate in boards set up under the […]
Prairie Creek Mine: Cyanide Disaster Waiting to Engulf Dehcho
FORT LIARD, NWT — There are 40 tonnes of lethal cyanide that have been stored for over 20 years beside Prairie […]