We began the 1980s with the first premier, sort of, in the history of the Northwest Territories. Now we are finishing the decade with the fourth premier in our series.Dennis Patterson was born on Dec. 30, 1948 in Vancouver. He spent most of his...
Richard Nerysoo was born in 1953 at a camp near the Peel River in the Northwest Territories. From an early age, Nerysoo was attracted to advocating for Indigenous rights in Canada. After the 1969 White Paper was released, that advocated for the end...
When I was beginning to compile the list of premiers of the Northwest Territories, I thought about starting with the first, which was Frederick Haultain. He was also the last for eight decades. So, instead of starting with him and then jumping to...