Lu-sel Ke-de | Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation

The Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation is an Indigenous community located in the Northwest Territories, with a rich traditional connection to the land and caribou hunting culture.

POPULATION

867

Rank #358 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/02/2026

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-07 00:00:31 UTC

Name

Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation (ISC Code: 764)

Former Names

Snowdrift First Nation

Band Style

Chipewyan First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Chipewyan

Number of Registered Members

867

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(867) 370-3051

Fax Number

(867) 370-3010

Address

PO BOX 28, LUTSEL K'E, NT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

JAMES MARLOWE

Term Expires

11/02/2026

Number of Council Members

JAMES MARLOWE

Chief

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MERVAN ALLAN ABEL

Councillor

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BERNADETTE DELORES CATHOLIQUE

Councillor

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JUNI GAHDËLE

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements

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2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2004 - Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation20042005.pdf

2003 - Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation20032004.pdf

2002 - Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation20022003.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

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2019 - 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

Gus v Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8510
SNOWDRIFT SETTLEMENT
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Media Reports

‘That pride continues throughout generations’: Rocher River descendants reclaim their history

Impacts of Jordan's principle funding cuts already evident in N.W.T. community

Long Journeys

Indigenous Leadership Driving Boreal Forest Conservation in Canada

Indigenous-Led Conservation Vital to Canada’s Biodiversity Efforts

Long Journeys

Indigenous Hunter Keeps Cultural Traditions Alive in Boreal Forest

First Nations Negotiator Honors Ancestors by Protecting Boreal Forest

Federally-funded homes now occupied in Nahanni Butte, on site in Lutsel K'e

‘Land of the Ancestors,’ Thaidene Nëné Celebrates Its First Year

Indigenous groups weigh in on closure plans for N.W.T.'s Diavik mine, urge more use of traditional knowledge

'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.

Indigenous knowledge paints portrait of transformation in the Mackenzie River basin

Manitoba Embraces Indigenous Planning as Key to Boreal Conservation

Dispute erupts between Łútsël K’é and GNWT over raid of culture camp

N.W.T. Métis Nation signs benefit agreement with De Beers

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

Judge says Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation claim against law firm can move ahead

'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.

'Excellent results' from N.W.T. Indigenous guardians programs

Diamond company and First Nations groups want to join forces in Canada's Northwest Territories

Dene leader Steve Nitah advises local First Nations to ‘control the pen’ in park talks

Biodiversity monitoring in Thaidene Nëné Indigenous protected area

Employment minister apologizes for shifting claims on family’s Cree heritage

Indigenous communities leading the switch to renewable energy in the North

Supreme Court rules Canada, Ontario violated revenue-sharing agreements with two First Nations

First Nation in Canada's Northwest Territories votes to support creation of national park reserve

Northerners react to Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report

COMMUNITY REPORT: Lutsel K'e celebrating global award for Thaidene Nene

Feds announce funding for new housing supply in the Northwest Territories

What a caribou management decision means for application of Indigenous law

Łútsël K’é renews Caribou Stewardship Plan

GNWT defends decision to search camp following Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation outrage

Crown made a ‘mockery’ of 2 treaties with First Nations: Supreme Court

First Nations man suing 2 health authorities, ER doctor accusing them of racism

Almost 2,000 Yukoners eligible for claims under Canada's First Nations child welfare system suit

Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action to open soon

Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation pursuing lawyer who held $900,000 of gold for Ron Barlas

Five things to know about the agreement-in-principle for the Akaitcho land claim in Northern Canada

‘Land of the Ancestors,’ Thaidene Nëné Celebrates Its First Year

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

Judge quashes search warrant that led to meat seizure from Lutsel K’e Dene camp

Lawyer for Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation talks colonization, accountability and reconciliation in light of camp raid

New Indigenous protected area created in Northern Canada – Eye on the Arctic

‘It’s our highway:’ Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.

Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation wins lawsuit over Ron Barlas, former CEO

Diavik Diamond Mine – Northwest Territories

First Nation to help manage 14,000-square-kilometre national park reserve in NWT

Wildlife Act ‘pushed down the throat of Indigenous people,’ says Lutsel K’e band member

5 First Nation chiefs reject new Great Slave Lake fishery strategy

250 Indigenous guardians meet in Ottawa to network and see what’s working elsewhere

N.W.T. Supreme Court quashes search warrant for Lutsel K'e culture camp

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

‘The Land Is an Equalizer’: Indigenous Peoples Take Greater Role in Shaping Canada's National Parks

See Canada's Newest Park Protecting First Nation Land and Boreal Forest

Federal government announces $25 million for Taltson Hydro Expansion Project

Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation elects new council

Chief, First Nation say Denesoline boss ‘misappropriated’ millions

Opinion | Indigenous-led conservation offers a path to global leadership and reconciliation

New national park heralded as ‘critical step’ to Lutsel K'e Denesoline’s way of life

Unresolved: Charlene Candice Catholique

Remembering Indigenous advocate Sandra Lockhart

Australians share indigenous protected area strategies with N.W.T.

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

Thaidene Nëné heralds a new era of parks

5 things you need to know about the Akaitcho agreement-in-principle

Behind the long wait for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas

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

'Who gave the order?' Dene national chief, MLA want accountability for culture camp raid

YKDFN signatures finalize agreement on Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve

Welcome to Thaidene Nëné, the N.W.T.’s newest national park

NWT First Nation accuses head of economic development arm of diverting millions

Seeing nature through Indigenous 'lens' might improve environmental decision-making

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

Darryl Marlowe re-elected chief of Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation

Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation decries 'forceful invasion' of culture camp by wildlife officers

Indigenous Leadership Driving Boreal Forest Conservation in Canada

Lutselk'e votes to support creation of Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve

Meet the First Nations Man Negotiating to Preserve Boreal Forest in Canada’s North

Lutsel K'e Dene say N.W.T. gov't could destroy long-sought lodge business

Indigenous Hunter Keeps Cultural Traditions Alive in Boreal Forest

Ottawa to invest nearly $19 million for new homes in Fort Liard, Nahanni Butte, Wrigley, Lutsel K’e and Tlicho communities

Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation accuses Denesoline boss of taking millions

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

This Indigenous Hunter Teaches Youth How to Live Off the Land in Boreal Forest

Canada working towards new future for Indigenous-led conservation

'Time to stand strong and together': Gerry Cheezie on Dene Nation candidacy

A Gift from Lutsel K’e

The Guardians of Thaidene Nene

Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation lawsuit focusing on conflicts of interest

Meet the Native People Who Live in One of the World’s Harshest Landscapes

First Nations Negotiator Honors Ancestors by Protecting Boreal Forest

Burgundy Diamond Mines 2023 Socio-Economic Agreement Report

Academic Research

Conservation, community benefit, capacity buliding and the social economy: a case study of Lutsel K'e and the proposed national park

Denésqliné (Chipewyan) knowledge of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) movements

Traditional ecological knowledge in the Kache Tue study region

Aboriginal and local perspectives on the community benefits of conservation: a case study of a proposed Canadian national park and the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation

'This Sacred Land is Our Home: Respectful Visitors Welcome': An Indigenized code of conduct for visitors to the traditional lands of the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation

“The Dene way of life”: Perspectives on health from Canada's North

Final Report Community-Based Monitoring

Community Based Monitoring in the Slave Geological Province

Decolonising tourism mobilities?: Planning research within a First Nations community in Northern Canada

Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation

Aboriginal and local perspectives on the community benefits of conservation: a case study of a proposed Canadian national park and the Lutsel K'e Dene First …

“The Dene way of life”: Perspectives on health from Canada's North

Land-based methodologies and disrupting settler colonial legacies in parks and protected areas: lessons from Tracking Change

Conservation, community benefit, capacity buliding and the social economy: a case study of Lutsel K'e and the proposed national park

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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