Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 07/22/2025
• CHIEF: COLLIN PIERROT
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:9
• COLLIN PIERROT
• ANGELA GRANDJAMBE
• ROGER BONIFACE
• LUCY JACKSON
• BONNY KAKFWI
• GEORGE BARNABY
• BEVERLY MASUZUMI
• DARCY EDGI
• JOSEPH TOBAC

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: /nations/615-fort-good-hope
• PHONE NUMBER: (867) 598-2231
• FAX NUMBER: (867) 598-2024
• ADDRESS: PO BOX 80, FORT GOOD HOPE, NT
• EMAILS:
• Chief COLLIN PIERROT:
• Councillor ANGELA GRANDJAMBE:
• Councillor ROGER BONIFACE:
• Councillor LUCY JACKSON:
• Councillor BONNY KAKFWI:
• Councillor GEORGE BARNABY:
• Councillor BEVERLY MASUZUMI:
• Councillor DARCY EDGI:
• Sub-Chief JOSEPH TOBAC:
• General Band Office:
• Media Contact:
• Referrals Contact:
• Websites

Band Financial Statements

• 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2004 - Fort Good Hope20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Fort Good Hope20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Fort Good Hope20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Fort Good Hope20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

• 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

Intergovernmental Agreements

Band Submissions

Consultation Reports

Band Owned Corporations

Downloadable Court Decisions

• Allen v Fort Good Hope Settlement Corporation
• Fort Good Hope Liquor Restriction Regulations
• Fort Good Hope Electrical Franchise Order

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Leaders in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., worry about how oil production is affecting the Mackenzie River
• Fort Good Hope’s health centre closes, but paramedics on standby
• Big fish, small fish — weird fish? Jam-packed weekend of fun and games set for Fort Good Hope
• A Disappearing Home in a Warming World
• Recognizing the Indigenous contribution to a national historical site
• 'A big presence': Remembering Charlie Barnaby, founding member of the Dene Nation
• Fort Good Hope housing group wins national award
• Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., leaders optimistic Imperial Oil visit marks turning point in relationship
• Norman Wells woman learning Dene language in hopes of teaching it to her grandchildren
• New program gets Fort Good Hope youth on the land to combat struggles
• Solving a housing crisis one log at a time
• Vince McKay: 2024 Territorial Wildfire Emergency Response
• Realizing Indigenous Law in Co-Management of Natural Resources
• ‘Defiant Dene:’ Former Northwest Territories premier publishes memoir
• K'asho Got'ı̨nę celebrate new protected area near Fort Good Hope
• With fur out of fashion, Indigenous trappers are endangered
• Fort Good Hope seeks clients for 1st transitional men's shelter
• NWT projects receive funds to support northern housing
• 'He was so much to so many': Indigenous rights advocate Barney Masuzumi dies at 72
• As COP27 continues, N.W.T.'s Daniel T'seleie says 'land back' to Indigenous people part of climate solution
• N.W.T. seniors often move vast distances for care. Some elders want support to age in place, with loved ones
• Community mourns 'outstanding' artist and elder from Fort Good Hope
• Fort Good Hope Kádúyı́le Home for men officially housing clients
• Nearly 4 years on, a grieving mother prepares to tell her story again
• First-Ever Aboriginal Judge Sworn in as Northwest Territories Supreme Court Justice
• How a cup of tea with an N.W.T. elder changed this man's life
• Wildfire near Fort Good Hope continues to grow
• The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a Canadian national wildfire strategy
• Feds, N.W.T. gov't announce $860K for homeless shelters in Inuvik, Fort Good Hope
• ‘He was never one to sit on his hands’: The life and legacy of Charlie Barnaby
• Dental services in Sahtú, Gamètì, Whatì and Fort Resolution in limbo after requests for service cancelled
• Ousted Fort Good Hope chief says council did not follow the rules
• N.W.T. announces alcohol restrictions to curb bootlegging
• 'We can exist without the RCMP': What defunding police might look like in N.W.T.
• Most N.W.T. Indigenous governments ink $375M conservation deal. Now what?
• NWT artist Antoine Mountain releasing second book
• Indigenous guardians reclaim the land
• What was happening in the Northwest Territories in 1973?
• GNWT, Indigenous governments intervene over Imperial assessment
• Climate Change is Worsening the housing crisis - we must tackle the two together
• ‘We need RCMP to send us their best,’ says NWT MP
• Youth learn traditional skills from Elders at Fort Good Hope Treaty 11 events
• Sahtu youth paddling historic route on ‘amazing’ journey
• Archivists poring over 75,000 hours of traditional stories collected by CBC
• Ts’udé Niliné Tuyeta: the Sahtu’s newest protected area of the NWT
• Goodbye Great Slave Lake? Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing
• Hopes high for youth employment in Sahtu’s new protected area
• Ottawa announces $15M for NWT Indigenous groups affected by fires
• This Place podcast, hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, explores 150 years of Indigenous resistance and resilience
• Self-government primer: guide to Indigenous agreements in the NWT
• From Tulita to Toronto, NWT artists take over Eaton Centre
• 5 Indigenous heroes you'll learn about on the This Place podcast
• Indigenous artists rely on their work’s remedial power in pandemic
• Canada’s new Indigenous Protected Area heralds new era of conservation
• Fort McMurray speaker series aims to improve cancer care for Indigenous people
• Climate policy should reflect the resilience of northern Indigenous communities
• Marie Wilson, of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, on hope and strength
• How the NWT asks students to examine ‘positive aspects’ of residential school
• Once a 'hidden case' of Windsor's homeless, advocate wants more Indigenous-led supports
• New Indigenous protected area proposed for Slave River delta
• Tom Berger fought for Indigenous rights his whole life
• How should we remember residential schools in the North?
• Indigenous knowledge advocate Barney Masuzumi passes away at 74
• N.W.T. Supreme Court gets 1st Indigenous chief justice
• 'Indian boarding home' survivors in the North eligible to receive thousands of dollars in compensation
• Why it's important to acknowledge the winter solstice, according to a former premier
• Mackenzie Valley pipeline: 37 years of negotiation
• Natives Speak Out
• Jasper fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a national wildfire strategy
• 'Awesome' training program helps Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., tackle own housing needs
• Cloud, rain and cooler temperatures help Fort Good Hope wildfire fight
• NWT Fire to Fort Good Hope returnees: 'The fire has changed the land you live on ... the forest will grow back.'
• Housing groups call for state of emergency for Indigenous people in N.W.T.
• Keepers of the Water take message to COP16 that Canada's largest river basin needs to be protected
• Indigenous people 'embarrassingly' absent from N.W.T. COP26 delegation
• NWT Indigenous groups signed a $375M deal. What does it mean?
• Terms of reference signed for proposed NWT Indigenous protected area
• Hay River farm receives cash to help NWT improve food security
• Indigenous women, leaders say ‘no time to waste’ on MMIWG anniversary
• Indigenous representation ‘really limited’ at Canada Games
• Year of Indigenous Languages lunch marked by youth push for revitalization
• Rene Fumoleau: Priest, photographer, lover of Denendeh
• School Curriculum for Arctic Youth Must Include Land Claim Agreements
• Wildfire Update: Fort Good Hope
• End of community learning centres brings uncertainty, opportunity for small N.W.T. communities
• Arts-based education helps Indigenous youth see themselves as leaders | Folio
• The Fur Trade
• Still a ‘large gap’ in Fort Good Hope self-government negotiations
• Sahtu Dene and Métis sign self-governance agreement in principle, a 1st for Métis in Canada
• Fort Good Hope's Betty Barnaby has been teaching for generations
• N.W.T. gov't to help cover shipping costs to Beaufort Delta and Sahtu communities after barge cancellations
• Sahtu leaders in N.W.T. call meeting on drug crisis
• Stephen Kakfwi
• Leaders ask how their groups fit in Dene Nation at 49th annual assembly
• Changes to Jordan's Principle 'unfair' for N.W.T. children, some say
• Northern Canada remembers René Fumoleau’s love and dedication to the Dene – Eye on the Arctic
• Stephen Kakfwi
• Leaders ask how their groups fit in Dene Nation at 49th annual assembly
• Changes to Jordan's Principle 'unfair' for N.W.T. children, some say
• Northern Canada remembers René Fumoleau’s love and dedication to the Dene – Eye on the Arctic
• Indigenous Guardians Critical to Canada’s Wildfire Response, Say Experts
• Feds reimburse $15M to Indigenous groups for wildfire expenses
• Indigenous-led conservation gets a $587 million boost
• Food programs in Indigenous communities within northern Canada: A scoping review
• A heat wave is giving Canada's Northwest Territories a dose of Texas summer
• 16 days later, Imperial Oil still investigating if Norman Wells spill entered Mackenzie River
• End of community learning centres brings uncertainty, opportunity for small N.W.T. communities
• Tommy Kakfwi plans legal action over Fort Good Hope chief position
• NWT, Yukon artists to showcase work at Sante Fe Indian Market
• Yellowknife Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
• 'A shared understanding': Northerners take in Pope's apology while looking to next steps
• In a changing climate, Indigenous communities turn to new country foods
• Northerners remember René Fumoleau's love and dedication to the Dene
• Nearly half of First Nations people off-reserve say rising prices impact ability to meet expenses
• Our Home: Building people, building homes
• Changes to Jordan's Principle unfair for N.W.T. children, some say
• Northern Pipe Dreams, Northern Nightmares
• Canada Post unveils new Indigenous and northern reconciliation strategy
• Empowering Students to Develop Unique Housing Solutions
• Changes to Jordan's Principle unfair for N.W.T. children, some say
• N.W.T. language and women's advocate remembered in Fort Good Hope
• Treaty 11 document returns to the NWT after 100 years
• Northern Pipe Dreams, Northern Nightmares
• Canada Post unveils new Indigenous and northern reconciliation strategy
• RCMP identify suspect in Fort Good Hope stabbings
• RCMP identify suspect in Fort Good Hope stabbings
• Yellowknife artist and educator Miranda Currie wants to ‘change that Indigenous narrative in Canada’
• Yellowknife artist and educator Miranda Currie wants to ‘change that Indigenous narrative in Canada’
• Group representing Athabaskan peoples makes appeal for Indigenous rights amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
• Group representing Athabaskan peoples makes appeal for Indigenous rights amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
• Inside Red Snow, a movie embracing the NWT and its languages
• Inside Red Snow, a movie embracing the NWT and its languages
• Dene Nation opposes UNDRIP clause that threatens Indigenous sovereignty
• Dene Nation opposes UNDRIP clause that threatens Indigenous sovereignty
• Feds announce funding for new housing supply in the Northwest Territories
• Young players play to win at hand games tournament in Canada’s Northwest Territories – Eye on the Arctic
• Women's safe home in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., faces uncertain future as funding set to expire
• Yellowknife high school honours Indigenous graduates in 'heartfelt' ceremony
• Community works with elders to learn traditional remedies for cancer patients
• Tlicho government hosts weekend of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
• Weather helping keep wildfire away from N.W.T community of Fort Good Hope
• Fort Good Hope celebration makes Sahtu protected area a reality
• 10th annual Traditional Games Championships featured a record 25 teams
• Yellowknife students assemble to cap off Indigenous Languages Month
• N.W.T. gov't outlines emergency supports for Fort Good Hope residents displaced by wildfire
• Dene National Assembly moved from Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., to Dettah
• Jay Macdonald: Building Resilience Together: Advancing Climate Adaptation in the NWT
• On housing, local authorities bemoan territory's 'paternalistic' policies
• Feds announce $860K for homelessness prevention in Inuvik, Fort Good Hope
• Talking about the future of teaching Indigenous languages
• Aurora College fails all 19 Community Learning Centres across the NWT
• New figures show typical chiefs' salaries of $50,000 to $75,000
• $1.1 billion lawsuit claims abuse at Indian hospitals
• Legal action begins against Indian Hospitals

Academic Research

• The power of medicine:" healing" and" tradition" among Dene women in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
• Tourism, tolerance, or hospitality? An assessment of a native/non-native, urban/rural youth exchange program between Fort Good Hope, NWT, and East Vancouver …
• Rebuilding Resilient Indigenous Communities in the RMWB
• Hope in Fort Hope: First Nations community is winning the battle against prescription drug abuse
• Resilience to Ecological Change: Contemporary Harvesting and Food-Sharing Dynamics in the K'asho Got'ine Community of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
• Dene Hunting Organization in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories:" Ways We Help Each Other and Share What We Can"
• Promoting home and self-determination: housing as an active site of engagement in Fort Good Hope
• Forts, colonial frontier logics, and Aboriginal-Canadian relations: Imagining decolonizing educational philosophies in Canadian contexts
• The pedagogy of the fort: Curriculum, Aboriginal-Canadian relations, and Indigenous Métissage
• Forts, curriculum, and Indigenous Métissage: Imagining decolonization of Aboriginal-Canadian relations in educational contexts
• Recounting coup as the recirculation of Indigenous vitality: A narrative alternative to historical trauma
• The role of Fort Humboldt during the California gold rush: a focus on local indigenous women's struggle, resistance and resilience
• “Home has always been at the heart of our self-government”: Housing, home and Indigenous self-determination in Fort Good Hope, Canada
• Forts, colonial frontier logics, and Aboriginal-Canadian relations: Imagining decolonizing educational philosophies in Canadian contexts
• “Land is everything, land is us”: Exploring the connections between climate change, land, and health in Fort William First Nation
• Rebuilding Resilient Indigenous Communities in the RMWB