Gwi-chya Gwi-chin | Gwichya Gwich'in First Nation

The Gwichya Gwich'in are a Dene First Nation with a rich history of traditional hunting, fishing, and trapping in the subarctic regions of northwestern Canada. They maintain strong cultural connections to the land and traditional practices.

POPULATION

510

Rank #475 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

08/02/2025

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-02 05:04:11 UTC

Name

Gwichya Gwich'in (ISC Code: 753)

Former Names

Mackenzie Delta Gwich'in, Arctic Red River Gwich'in

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories

Indigenous Language

Gwich'in

Number of Registered Members

510

Band Website

https://www.gwichintribal.ca/gwichin-councils.html

Phone Number

(867) 953-3201

Fax Number

(867) 953-3302

Address

PO BOX 4, TSIIGEHTCHIC, NT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

PHILIP JOHN KENNEDY BLAKE

Term Expires

08/02/2025

Number of Council Members

PHILIP JOHN KENNEDY BLAKE

Chief

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CINDY SHARON MCDONALD

Councillor

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JOHN GUY NORBERT

Councillor

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PETER ROSS

Councillor

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CHARLENE BLAKE

Sub-Chief

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2004 - Gwichya Gwich'in20042005.pdf

2003 - Gwichya Gwich'in20032004.pdf

2002 - Gwichya Gwich'in20022003.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

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2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Gwich’in Tribal Council et al v Gwichya Gwich’in Council et al

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8504
ARCTIC RED RIVER SETTLEMENT
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News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Art and activism collide in exhibit – Centretown News

Tsiigehtchic

Nihtat Energy gets $800,000 for solar projects in Beaufort Delta

First Nations in the Northwest Territories

Blake, Kyikavichik and GTC make arguments in election court case

Judge dismisses injunction request regarding Gwich’in grand chief

Ken Kyikavichik removed as Gwich'in Tribal Council grand chief as new election delayed

Gwich'in councils in N.W.T. settle part of dispute over grand chief

Alleging ‘oppressive conduct,’ Gwichya Gwich’in take GTC to court

Court rejects injunction against Gwich'in grand chief

Tetlit Gwich’in to film climate change documentary on moose hunt

Who is running to be CYFN Grand Chief?

Kelly McLeod re-elected as Nihtat Gwich’in leader

Nihtat Gwich'in Council cries foul over allowing Sunday liquor store hours

Phillip Blake wins Gwichya Gwich'in election for chief

‘A love letter to the land’: Tetlit Zheh author wins Gwich’in contest

Gwich'in council leaders say Town of Inuvik excluding them from community decisions

Decision Nihtat 2025: Wanda McDonald

Anthropologist who helped document Gwich'in place names, culture gets honorary degree

Nihtat Gwich'in Council wraps up 2024 with craft night

Gwich’in student says graduating with law degree ‘most significant moment’ in her life

'Last of her generation': Gwich'in elder Annie Norbert remembered for love of storytelling

Gwich’in Tribal Council split widens, CEO out of a job

Gwich’in council in Arctic Canada strikes out on its own self-government negotiations

Paddling the Peel Watershed with Bobbi Rose Koe

Vuntut Gwitchin gov't eases some fishing restrictions, but ban on chinook salmon remains

Nihtat Gwich’in attempt to block wind energy project is rejected

'Our future, our way': Gwich'in Tribal Council wraps up 3-day annual general assembly

How Alaska Native youth are protecting the land for their future ancestors

The Land Is Our Storybook

Gwich'in councils in Inuvik and Aklavik take grand chief to court

Tributes pour in for Gwich’in Tribal Council Deputy Grand Chief Kristine McLeod

Indigenous ski jumper captures Olympic bronze medal

Seven new Gwich’in language books for children in the works

Frederick Blake Jr. now acting as Gwich'in Grand Chief

Gwich’in musher says Yukon Quest one of his ‘toughest challenges’

Judge rules 2023 Gwichya Gwich’in election was valid

Tetlit Gwich’in Dancers perform for prime minister in Quebec

Canada's leading indigenous chef to host pop-up dinners in Vancouver with Truth and Reconciliation on the menu

Northern clothing line seeks to empower Indigenous people

Protect the Peel: one of North America’s last wildernesses under threat – in pictures

Gwich'in artist finds healing through moccasin making workshop in Yellowknife

N.W.T. judge dismisses challenge to 2023 Gwichya Gwich'in Council election results

New book tells residential school history from the Gwich'in view

Surging Indigenous renewable projects lead shift to clean energy future

Frederick Blake Jr. sworn in as Gwich'in Grand Chief

Gwich’in pass resolution demanding that GNWT ‘halt all procurement’

Gwich'in Tribal Council to appeal supreme court decision on grand chief election

Frederick Blake Jr. sworn in as Gwich'in Grand Chief despite board's intent to appeal

Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations election set for Thursday

Gwichya Gwich'in cry foul after vote to delay new grand chief

N.W.T. Supreme Court hears dispute over Gwich'in Tribal Council election

Nihtat Energy Ltd. is installing 3,456 solar panels in Inuvik, N.W.T.

Dene Nation leaders gather at Wiliideh for Dene assembly

Tracking NWT communities’ Treaty 11 centennial plans

High school dropout to PhD: Gwichyà Gwich'in woman graduates with doctorate

Anthropologist who helped document Gwich'in place names, culture gets honorary degree

Gwich’in and Inuvialuit bid against each other for Inuvik land

2 presidents dismissed at tense Gwich'in Tribal Council assembly in Inuvik

‘I really hope this book will be read by northerners’

Gwichya leadership invalid, maintains Gwich'in Tribal Council

Conflict between Gwich'in organizations laid bare in court

Gwich’in leaders map out the path to self-government

Gwich’in-Owned Solar Farm in Inuvik to Deliver 1 MW, Cut Carbon, Boost Local Air Quality

Grand Chief alleges mismanagement in some Gwich’in groups

New cultural centre announced in Tsiigehtchic

Indigenous Voices Bring Fish Values to the Surface

Gwichya Gwich'in Council says it's suing Gwich'in Tribal Council for suspending funding

Gwichya Gwich'in Council election valid but financials must be released: court

Gwichya Gwich'in Council disputes Gwich'in Tribal Council's delegate selection at AGM

Academic Research

Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed/Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài'Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih: Stories from the People of the Land

Gwichya Gwich'in Googwandak: The history and stories of the Gwichya Gwich'in

Social-ecological change in Gwich'in territory: cumulative impacts in the cultural landscape, and determinants of access to fish

Gwich'in traditional knowledge and heritage studies in the Gwich'in Settlement Area

Gwichya Gwich'in oral history project

The Gwich'in Atlas: Place names, maps, and narratives

Dinjii Kat Chih Ahaa: Gwich'in notions of leadership.

Publishing Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed—Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài'Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih: Stories from the People of the Land after Two Decades of …

'To honour our most fundamental relationship': exercising Gwich'in rights and responsibilities to Caribou in a transboundary context

Living" on the land": Teetl'it Gwich'in perspectives on continuities

Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed/Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài'Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih: Stories from the People of the Land

Social-ecological change in Gwich'in territory: cumulative impacts in the cultural landscape, and determinants of access to fish

Learning about the land: Tetlit Gwich'in perspective on sustainable resource use

Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed/Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài'Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih: Stories from the People of the Land

Gwichya Gwich'in Googwandak: The History and Stories of the Gwichya Gwich'in, as Told by the Elders of Tsiigehtshik

Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed/Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài'Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih: Stories from the People of the Land

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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