Candidates announced for Teetl’it Gwich’in council election

(Image retrieved from Teetl'it Gwich'in Band website)

Posted By: Francis Tessier-Burns June 14, 2022

Two people are running for chief of the Teetl’it Gwich’in Band Council: Richard John Blake and Elizabeth Wright.

Blake previously ran to become Gwich’in grand chief two years ago; Wright has previously served as sub-chief and chair of the Gwich’in Land and Water Board.

As for councillors, 13 people have put their name forward:

  • Glen Alexie
  • Richard John Blake
  • Larry Firth
  • Robert Greenland
  • Priscilla Itsi
  • Phillip Joseph Kay
  • Brian Dean Martin
  • Ruby McDonald
  • Kathy Nerysoo
  • Richard Nerysoo
  • Trina Nerysoo
  • Kyla Ross
  • Billy Wilson

About the Author

Francis Tessier-Burns
Francis was a reporter with CKLB from January 2019 to March 2023. In his time with CKLB, he had the immense pleasure and honour of learning about northern Indigenous cultures.