Richard Edjericon

Member du Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh 

Circonscription électorale de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh

Richard Edjericon a été élu pour la première fois dans la circonscription de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh lors de la 19e Assemblée en 2022 et a été réélu à la 20e Assemblée l’année suivante. Descendant du chef Oliver Edjericon, signataire du traité n° 8 conclu avec les Chipewyans, Richard Edjericon est né et a grandi à Little Buffalo River, près de Fort Resolution. Il a fréquenté l’école secondaire Diamond Jenness à Hay River et l’Akaitcho Hall à Yellowknife.

Titulaire d’un certificat de compagnon charpentier délivré par le Collège Thebacha de Fort Smith, M. Edjericon compte près de quarante ans d’expérience en tant que compagnon charpentier certifié. Il a travaillé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut dans le domaine de la construction résidentielle et commerciale.

Son travail dans le secteur de la construction l’a finalement amené à travailler pour Habitation Territoires du Nord-Ouest en tant que coordonnateur de l’entretien du Slave Nord. Il est également devenu directeur général de la division du logement de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives.

Le dévouement de M. Edjericon envers sa collectivité l’a amené à briguer le poste de chef élu de Dettah et de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives, qu’il a occupé de 1999 à 2003. Il est également devenu le grand chef porte-parole par intérim des chefs du territoire d’Akaitcho pour le gouvernement du territoire d’Akaitcho. Il a ensuite rejoint l’Office d’examen des répercussions environnementales de la vallée du Mackenzie en 2007, dont il est rapidement devenu le président, avant d’être reconduit à ce poste en 2011.

Les réalisations dont M. Edjericon est le plus fier sont le règlement de différends frontaliers, la signature d’accords politiques, l’instauration de relations plus équitables entre les nations et la promotion du développement économique. En tant que député, il apporte sa passion pour un Nord plus juste et plus prospère, ainsi que ses connaissances approfondies dans les domaines du logement, de l’économie et de la politique. Il vit à Ndilo avec sa femme, Aleida.

Committees

Responsabilisation et supervision
Bureau de régie
Opérations gouvernementales
Tu Nedhé - Wiilideh
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
1320
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-767-9143
Extension
12185
Mobile
867-446-1335
Bureau de circonscription
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-446-2564

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 8)

Committee, we will proceed with the first item.

There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Thank you. Motion carried.

Carried

Tabled Document 36-20(1): Correspondence from Gerald Antoine, Dene National Chief, to Commissioner Margaret Thom dated February 13, 2024
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following documents: Correspondence from Gerald Antoine, Dene National Chief, to Commissioner Margaret Thom dated February 13th, 2024. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 8)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Minister's Statement 420(1), 520(1), and 17-20(1), and Tabled Document 2820(1), and 2920(1), and would like to report progress. And, Mr. Speaker, I move the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 8)

Thank you. I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? To the Deh Cho MLA.

Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires – Safe Disclosure, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 8)

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to talk about this fire that happened in the fall in 2023. It just so happens that just after the long weekend on July 1st, my wife and I were going to go down to Fort Smith to see family and friends and join in the events that were happening in the town of Fort Smith. But prior to driving that way, I was passing Behchoko and as I was passing Behchoko, you could see smoke way in the back. And as I was driving, I told my wife that I don't see no planes there, nobody doing anything about that fire it appears. And you know, in the early days, you know...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 7)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Minister's Statement 420(1), Minister's Statement 520(1), Tabled Document 2820(1), Tabled Document 2920(1). And, Mr. Speaker, I move the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Mahsi.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 7)

Thank you. I now call the Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Rodgers.

Question 70-20(1): Increasing Indigenous Hiring within the Government of the Northwest Territories
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you, Premier, for helping answer that question. My next question would be is that will the GNWT commit to revisiting the decisions that have impacted my constituents who were wrongfully dismissed from their jobs and replaced with nonIndigenous staff? Thank you.

Member’s Statement 80-20(1): Representation of Indigenous People in the Public Service
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 7)

Mr. Speaker, the North is full of dedicated Indigenous people who are eager to contribute their great skills to our public services.

In the 19th Assembly, I was closely involved in looking for ways to increase Indigenous hiring to the GNWT workforce, participating in the reports on the Indigenous representation in the Northwest Territories public service. I want to thank my colleagues at the time who participated and the chair and the cochair, Rylund Johnson and Frieda Martselos, as well as the Member from Kam Lake and the other Member from Inuvik Twin Lakes. A lot of hard work went into this...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 7)

Thank you. Thank you, committee. We will proceed with the first item. Okay, thank you.

There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Okay, motion carried. I will now rise and report progress. Thank you.

Carried