Premier, Dehcho leaders discuss land claim and community safety – Cabin Radio
April 25, 2025
Premier RJ Simpson met with Dehcho leaders in Yellowknife on Wednesday to discuss progress on negotiations and growing concerns about the territory’s drug crisis.
The three-day Dehcho First Nations meeting at the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre was triggered by drug-related shootings in Fort Providence last month.
Dehcho Grand Chief Herb Norwegian said this week’s discussion was organized to find solutions for drugs and violence affecting residents.
“The trauma, the mental health stuff that’s going on in the communities, it seems to re-escalate,” Norwegian said.
