Deh-nee-noo Koo-eh | Deninu K'ue First Nation

The Deninu K'ue First Nation is a Chipewyan First Nation located in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, with a rich history of traditional land use and cultural preservation.

POPULATION

1,102

Rank #305 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

06/29/2027

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-10-29 05:54:38 UTC

Name

Deninu K'ue First Nation (ISC Code: 762)

Former Names

Fort Resolution Chipewyan Band

Band Style

Dene First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Chipewyan

Number of Registered Members

1102

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(867) 394-4335

Fax Number

(867) 394-5122

Address

PO BOX 1899, FORT RESOLUTION, NT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

LOUIS MELVIN BALSILLIE

Term Expires

06/29/2027

Number of Council Members

LOUIS MELVIN BALSILLIE

Chief

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DIANE RITA GIROUX

Councillor

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BRADLEY SHANE KING

Councillor

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PATRICK ALBERT SIMON

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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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

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Downloadable Court Records

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8524
FORT RESOLUTION SETTLEMENT
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Media Reports

First Nations’ health dependent on the health of the planet

Deninu K'ue First Nation finds remains of five children near Fort Resolution

Anishinabek Nation embracing diabetes with knowledge and care

Indigenous environmentalists blast Alberta regulator and federal inaction over Kearl mine leakage

Dene leaders seek resignation of GNWT staff who authorized Lutsel K’e camp search

Art's Healing Power | By Megan Easton | U of T Magazine - U of T Magazine

B.C. premier calls for Indian gang to be listed as terrorist organization

NWT leaders gather in Ottawa to lobby for greater federal support

To sustain hope for Indigenous language revitalization, funding must change, commissioner hears

Ottawa launches proposal call for northern contaminants research, monitoring projects

National Indigenous Veterans Day service held at Lakeview Cemetery

Slow, costly, unreliable telecommunications in the North criticised during CRTC hearings in Whitehorse

Fifty-six teams to hit the ice for 2024 Yukon Native Hockey Tournament

Information kiosks celebrating heritage, Indigenous culture to be unveiled

‘I’m gonna fulfill my term’: CYFN Grand Chief Peter Johnston

Indigenous artists gather in Haines Junction for the Dákù Nän Ts’éddhyèt Dance Festival

Dallas Arcand warns: Indigenous Communities Must Be More Aware Of Online Fraud

Dene filmmaker releases first feature-length thriller, Cold Road

Sharon Nelson returns as Selkirk First Nation’s chief, new council elected April 5

Simulated treaty talks serve as learning opportunity

GNWT employees may get bonus for speaking Indigenous languages

New Zealand researchers on cultural exchange in Łutsel K'e shocked by ENR raid on camp

GNWT employees may get bonus for speaking Indigenous languages

Squatters encroach on traditional life, and Yellowknives Dene is mapping the problem

Northwestel, northern Canada’s largest telecomms provider, being sold to Indigenous owners

Nicole Redvers brings Indigenous perspectives to WHO advisory group appointment

Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says unmarked graves found on Mission Island

Plan for Yukon First Nations language education hopes to spark students’ striving for fluency

Deninu K'ue First Nation finds remains of five children near Fort Resolution

TWolves Cevanna Carlson speaks up against Canada’s genocide of Indigenous youth

Inuk filmmaker Mosha Michael: "Something to look at"

Northerners sound off on Canada

Four NWT businesses receive nearly $100,000 through Indigenous Tourism Fund

Christmas concert brings ‘joy and heritage’ to K’atl’odeeche First Nation

Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve becomes N.W.T.'s newest protected area

YKDFN signatures finalize agreement on Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve

Indigenous communities at far greater risk of death in domestic fires, survey finds

4 First Nations artists from Whitehorse awarded scholarships from YVR Art Foundation

National Indigenous Peoples Day an opportunity for celebration and reflection in NWT

Letter: AI could transform mental health support in Yukon’s remote First Nations communities

Feds, YKDFN at odds over First Nations infrastructure as nation-building

Deninu K'ue First Nation finds remains of five children near Fort Resolution

First Nations’ health dependent on the health of the planet

New NWT MLAs to meet more than a dozen Indigenous groups

Indigenous Guardians First Nations Project Stewardship Initiatives Underway

Dene filmmaker releases first feature-length thriller

Indigenous representation will speak as part of USPORTS Panel

Deninu K'ue members petition for 1st annual general meeting in 8 years

We Matter campaign is bringing messages of support to Indigenous youth

UNBC basketball’s Cevanna Carlson reflects on residential schools in new video

Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation Awarded UN Equator Prize For Protecting National Park

Finalists announced for 2022 Indigenous Voices Awards

Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh profile: Clinton Unka

Northerners recognized at honours ceremony held on National Indigenous Peoples Day – Eye on the Arctic

Kiera-Dawn Kolson

Member of Deninu K’ue First Nation and Western’s Director of Indigenous Planetary Health talks National Day For Truth and Reconciliation

Indigenous knowledge can help make health care more sustainable in the North, study says

Thaidene Nëné: Land of the ancestors

Survivors of 5 N.W.T. Indian Residential School can apply for $10K in compensation

Indigenous youth leaders bring their voice to the Senate

Illustrating colonization: Painting the link between history and poor health outcomes for Indigenous patients

Former Hay River teacher shares story of racism in N.W.T. school system

New Nahanni agreement signals historic step to Indigenous land governance

The Northwest Territories is home to Canada's newest national park

Indigenous and federal governments commit to advancing a new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in Northwest Territories (NWT)

We Matter founders awarded Governor General medal

Four things to know about Thaidene Nëné, Canada’s newest national park reserve

Living and breathing with wildfire smoke

Mining company breached business agreement, says Deninu K’ue First Nation

Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Canada finalize agreement over Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve

Honoring the Past and Looking Forward: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Anishinabek Nation embracing diabetes with knowledge and care

Dene filmmaker releases first feature-length thriller

Academic Research

Cleaning Up after the Cold War: Experts Call for Action on Abandoned Uranium Mines on the Navajo Nation

The science of the sacred: bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

Honoring indigenous sacred places and spirit in environmental health

“A mix of the good and the bad”: community memory and the Pine Point Mine

How Colonization Works

Great Slave Lake Water Resources: Mapping Long-Term Changes in the Hydroecology of the Slave River Delta Using NASA Earth Observations

Reclaiming Indigenous place names

Indigenous communities facing harsher consequences from wildfire smoke; For Fort Albany First Nation Chief Elizabeth Kataquapit, it was not last month's blaze itself …

The nutritional health of the First Nations and Métis of the Northwest Territories: A review of current knowledge and gaps

The value of global indigenous knowledge in planetary health

The science of the sacred: bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

An Interview With Planetary Health Leaders Lily Lessard and Nicole Redvers| Une entrevue avec les leaders en santé planétaire Lily Lessard et Nicole Redvers

The science of the sacred: bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

Elements of successful food sovereignty interventions within indigenous communities in the United States and Canada: a systematic review

The science of the sacred: bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

Indigenous Peoples of Northwest of Territories

The science of the sacred: bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

An Interview With Planetary Health Leaders Lily Lessard and Nicole Redvers

The science of the sacred: bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

FIRST NATIONS PERSPECTIVES ON THE ETHICAL USE OF DRONES IN INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE

The science of the sacred: bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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