The calling of a federal election has suspended negotiations over land, resources and governance, Dehcho First Nations said in a Sunday press release.
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Organizers hope next week's Dehcho Economic Development Summit, in Fort Simpson, can give the region a "unified voice" in resource management and beyond.
MP Michael McLeod announced $93 million in new federal funding to support Indigenous housing in the Akaitcho and Dehcho regions of the NWT.
A new program will deliver free high-efficiency wood stoves across the Dehcho. It's also designed to help people clean and maintain stoves and chimneys.
A sliver of a $50-million cash injection for Canadian mining announced on Monday will go toward guardian training associated with the Prairie Creek project.
Chiefs gathered in Délı̨nę for a Dene Nation special assembly to discuss topics like the future of child and family services and access to cash for housing.
