ka-AH-gee too | Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation

Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation is an Indigenous community in the Northwest Territories, situated near Hay River, with traditional connections to the Dehcho region.

POPULATION

Rank #624 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

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Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

07/17/2028

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-06 01:57:53 UTC

Name

Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (ISC Code: 768)

Former Names

Kakisa First Nation

Band Style

Dene

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Dene Sųłıné

Number of Registered Members

Band Website

https://www.kaageetufirstnation.ca/

Phone Number

(867) 825-2000

Fax Number

(867) 825-2002

Address

PO BOX 4428, HAY RIVER, NT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

LLOYD GARRY CHICOT

Term Expires

07/17/2028

Number of Council Members

LLOYD GARRY CHICOT

Chief

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HENRI GERALD FREDERICK LANDRY

Councillor

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MELAINE MYNEH SIMBA

Councillor

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TERRY LYN SIMBA

Councillor

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WAYNE ROY SIMBA

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2004 - Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation20042005.pdf

2003 - Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation20032004.pdf

2002 - Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation20022003.pdf

2001 - Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - 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

Ka’a’Gee Tu First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)

Ka'A'Gee Tu First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)

Ka'a'Gee Tu First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) (F.C.)

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8522
KAKISA LAKE SETTLEMENT
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[60.9269322, -117.7109944]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Dehcho leaders discuss ‘outside interference’ in communities

Most N.W.T. Indigenous governments ink $375M conservation deal. Now what?

Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation: Firebreak farms

Components of agroecology, adapted from IPES-Food (2020)

NWT Dene leaders voice opposition to Alberta separation

Tracking NWT communities’ Treaty 11 centennial plans

Meet the Dehcho Grand Chief candidates: Jim Antoine

Handmade eeling spears for summer eeling (a & b) and winter eeling (c)

Hay River water treatment plant, Inuvik pool get funding for repairs

Dene Nation leaders gather in Wiliideh for Dene assembly – Eye on the Arctic

Flow chart outlining the COSEWIC and SARA status assessment process

Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation recognized for climate change adaptation

Candidates selected for Dehcho Grand Chief election

How Kakisa, N.W.T., is looking to Brazil for inspiration on how to grow food

Dehcho First Nations not impressed with federal gov't land claim offer

2014 Yellowknife wildfires saw higher ER rates for Indigenous people: study

Meet the Dehcho Grand Chief candidates: Tim Lennie

Former Jean Marie River chief elected interim Dehcho First Nations grand chief

On-the-Land camps: Connecting vital indigenous teaching practices with western science

Dene Nation leaders gather at Wiliideh for Dene assembly

Meet the Dehcho Grand Chief candidates: Jim Antoine

Aboriginal hunters would be exempt from N.W.T.'s planned ban on hunting with drones

Meet the Dehcho Grand Chief candidates: Herb Norwegian

Lloyd Chicot, chief of Kakisa, N.W.T., for just $6K a year

Kenny Cayen removed as Dehcho First Nations grand chief

Chief Kenny Cayen is new Dehcho First Nations grand chief

How N.W.T Indigenous communities are adapting funeral practices during pandemic

NWT groups receive $7M in Indigenous language support

Improving public health in Canadian Indigenous communities: Understanding the consumption of water

N.W.T. seniors often move vast distances for care. Some elders want support to age in place, with loved ones

Academic Research

Enhancing Harvester Safety and Traditional Food Access through Participatory Mapping with the Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation of Kakisa, Northwest Territories

Ka'a'gee Tu and Sambaa K'e Candidate Protected Areas Quantitative Hydrocarbon Assessment Update

It Is Time to Reclaim Our Lands and Data: Steps for Ethically Engaged Environmental Research with Indigenous Communities

Developing a Framework for Arctic Agroecology

Grassroots and Global Governance: Can Global–Local Linkages Foster Food System Resilience for Small Northern Canadian Communities?

… ecology of sustainable livelihoods in Kakisa, NWT: Fish waste composting for enhancing soil productivity and waste management capacity in northern Indigenous …

SOS! Summer of Smoke: a retrospective cohort study examining the cardiorespiratory impacts of a severe and prolonged wildfire season in Canada's high subarctic

Understanding the Dynamics of Food and Economic Development in the Community of Kakisa, Northwest Territories, Canada

“It's not being 'on‐the‐land,'it's like we are a part of the Land”: Indigenous youth share visual stories at “on‐the‐land” camps in the Dehcho

Mercury levels in food fish species in lakes used by Dehcho community members with a focus on choice and risk perception of eating traditional country food

Proposing Dimensions of an Agroecological Fishery: The Case of a Small-Scale Indigenous-Led Fishery Within Northwest Territories, Canada

… ecology of sustainable livelihoods in Kakisa, NWT: Fish waste composting for enhancing soil productivity and waste management capacity in northern Indigenous …

Land-Based Education for Northern Youth: Exploring the Impacts of On-the-Land Camps in the Northwest Territories

Envisioning Community Economic Development Through an Indigenous-Led Social Enterprise in Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation, Northwest Territories

Muiwatmnej Etuaptmumk:“Two-Eyed Seeing Fom Vision to Action”

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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