The Dehcho First Nations is a tribal council representing the

Dene The Dene people () are an indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages. ''Dene'' is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term "Dene" h ...

(South Slavey) and

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which deri ...

people of the

Dehcho Region The Dehcho Region or ''Deh Cho'' is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ...

of the

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, Canada. It is made up of ten First Nations bands and two Métis Locals.

Membership

The Deh Cho First Nations Tribal Council is made up of several First Nations and Métis locals including:Dehcho First Nations Communities
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Notable members

Dahti Tsetso Dahti Tsetso is a Tłı̨chǫ Dene environmentalist from Canada. She serves as deputy director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative and was former director of lands and resources for Dehcho First Nations. Early life and education Tsetso was ...

, environmentalist and educator

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Dehcho First Nations
Politics of the Northwest Territories First Nations in the Northwest Territories Dehcho Region Sahtu Region South Slave Region Dene governments First Nations tribal councils {{FirstNations-stub

Membership

Notable members

See also

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