Beh-jee Ah-da | Behdzi Ahda" First Nation

The Behdzi Ahda' First Nation is an Indigenous community located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, with a traditional lifestyle closely connected to the land and caribou hunting.

POPULATION

273

Rank #570 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/23/2026

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-04 21:53:02 UTC

Name

Behdzi Ahda" First Nation (ISC Code: 771)

Former Names

Colville Lake Band

Band Style

Dene First Nation

Cultural Area

Mackenzie River Valley

Indigenous Language

Dene Zhatie (South Slavey)

Number of Registered Members

273

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(867) 709-2200

Fax Number

(867) 709-2202

Address

PO BOX 53, COLVILLE LAKE, NT

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

RICHARD PERCY KOCHON

Term Expires

11/23/2026

Number of Council Members

RICHARD PERCY KOCHON

Chief

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HYACINTHE KOCHON

Councillor

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RYAN JUSTIN KOCHON

Councillor

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BOBBY DEAN MANUEL

Councillor

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ALVIN JAMES ORLIAS

Councillor

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DAKOTA JOE ORLIAS

Councillor

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SHEENA STACEY SNOW

Councillor

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JOSEPH DINO DOMINIQUE TURO

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2024 - Audited consolidated 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 - Behdzi Ahda" First Nation20042005.pdf

2003 - Behdzi Ahda" First Nation20032004.pdf

2001 - Behdzi Ahda" First Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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

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

Duncan v. Behdzi Ahda First Nation

Duncan v. Band Council of Behdzi Ahda First Nation

Duncan v. Behdzi Ahda First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8503
COLVILLE LAKE SETTLEMENT
0.0 Hectares

[67.0402034, -126.0906933]

News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Liquor restrictions coming to Colville Lake, N.W.T., after plebiscite

‘Significant step towards reconciliation:’ N.W.T. introduces bill to implement UNDRIP

Colville Lake, N.W.T., celebrates graduating class for first time in 8 years

Colville Lake Dene pleased with caribou appeal verdict

Colville Lake caribou court challenge begins in N.W.T.

To build a school, Colville Lake turns to First Nations lender

NWT First Nations to develop traditional knowledge legal systems

N.W.T. chiefs salaries prove modest under Transparency Act

Federal committee to hear from 9 N.W.T. groups today about Indigenous land claims

Figure 1. Distribution of reported usual energy intakes (kJ/d) in...

‘Significant step towards reconciliation:’ N.W.T. introduces bill to implement UNDRIP

GNWT loses caribou management appeal

CIRA awards $1.25M to Indigenous, northern and student projects, funds over 200 digital equity initiatives to date

‘Significant step towards reconciliation:’ N.W.T. introduces bill to implement UNDRIP

Community Housing Support Creating More Affordable Housing

Colville Lake declines to share caribou information with GNWT

COVID-19 concerns, closures have families and communities heading out on the land

Custom election confusion in Colville Lake as chief and council elected

Court upholds Colville Lake’s authority in caribou management

Colville Lake leadership staying calm as community navigates outbreak

N.W.T. introduces bill to implement UNDRIP

Portable classrooms called 'Band-Aid solution' as Colville Lake, N.W.T., waits for new school

SRRB decides community plans should lead caribou conservation in Sahtú region

Tracking NWT communities’ Treaty 11 centennial plans

Colville Lake says it doesn't want N.W.T. government 'standing in the way' of negotiations

Richard Kochon elected chief of Behdzi Ahda First Nation

NWT groups receive $7M in Indigenous language support

Unsettled sovereignty

Richard Kochon re-elected chief of Behdzi Ahda First Nation

Negotiators from Colville Lake meet with N.W.T. officials on the land to discuss self-government

Academic Research

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

Gender and the social dimensions of changing caribou populations in the Western Arctic

Traditional knowledge, co-existence and co-resistance

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CULTURE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN ARCTIC

Assessing challenges and opportunities for home energy improvements in Canadian Indigenous communities: A case study of the Metlakatla First Nation

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

First Nations and Self-Government: A Matter of Trust

Evaluation and delivery of domestic animal health services in remote communities in the Northwest Territories: A case study of status and needs

Dietary assessment of Indigenous Canadian Arctic women with a focus on pregnancy and lactation

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

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Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Arctic Remote Energy Network Academy (ARENA) Achievements Report

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Evaluation and delivery of domestic animal health services in remote communities in the Northwest Territories: A case study of status and needs

Arctic Remote Energy Network Academy (ARENA) Achievements Report

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

Sexy to Someone: The Politics and Pleasures of Queer Life in the Far North

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

Mapping winter road connections to remote First Nations communities in Canada

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

Gender and the social dimensions of changing caribou populations in the Western Arctic

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

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Defending Land and Water: Using Customary International Law to Advance Indigenous Rights in Settler Canadian Law

Gender and the social dimensions of changing caribou populations in the Western Arctic

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Gender and the social dimensions of changing caribou populations in the Western Arctic

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Gender and the social dimensions of changing caribou populations in the Western Arctic

Where the rivers meet: Pipelines, participatory resource management, and Aboriginal-state relations in the Northwest Territories

TRAVELING THROUGH LAYERS

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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