Rádlį Kǫ́ę́ | Fort Good Hope First Nation

Fort Good Hope is a Dene First Nation settlement located on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, traditionally known for hunting, trapping, and fishing lifestyles.

POPULATION

1,009

Rank #325 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

07/22/2025

Term Expiration

Conflict Score

Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-06-13 22:55:04 UTC

Name

Fort Good Hope (ISC Code: 752)

Former Names

Radli Ko, Ramwe K'e

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Mackenzie River Valley

Indigenous Language

Dene Chipewyan

Number of Registered Members

1009

Band Website

Not Available

Phone Number

(867) 598-2231

Fax Number

(867) 598-2024

Address

PO BOX 80, FORT GOOD HOPE, NT

General Email

Not Available

Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

COLLIN PIERROT

Financial Overview

No expert reports available yet.

Band Financial Statements

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Report Not Available

2022 - Report Not Available

2021 - Report Not Available

2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements

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2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements

2004 - Fort Good Hope20042005.pdf

2003 - Fort Good Hope20032004.pdf

2002 - Fort Good Hope20022003.pdf

2001 - Fort Good Hope20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

2024 - Report Not Available

2023 - Report Not Available

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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

Allen v Fort Good Hope Settlement Corporation

Fort Good Hope Liquor Restriction Regulations

Fort Good Hope Electrical Franchise Order

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8502
FORT GOOD HOPE SETTLEMENT
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Media Reports

Local veteran honoured with Quilt of Valour for service in Persian Gulf

Fort Good Hope recognized with $10K award for housing program

Fort Good Hope leaders worry about oil production and Mackenzie River – Eye on the Arctic

Dene Nation developing task force to tackle drug crisis

Insites: Addressing the Northern housing crisis

N.W.T. review board to move ahead with Imperial Oil environmental assessment

Q+A | As Indigenous communities consider banishment to address drug crime, a lawyer explains how it works

Negotiators want next N.W.T. MP to advance land claims

First-Ever Aboriginal Judge Sworn in as Northwest Territories Supreme Court Justice

Traditional knowledge lens: Updating evacuated Elders on the wildfire emergency

NWT residents share their hopes for 2025

Indigenous guardians critical to Canada’s wildfire response, say experts

New book tells success story of Indigenous alliances and grassroots aviation in the Sahtu

Keepers of the Language: Indigenous host connects Dene elders to the wider world

'Indian boarding home' survivors in the North eligible to receive thousands of dollars in compensation

Leaders in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., worry about how oil production is affecting the Mackenzie River

Why Chief Eugene Hart says Innu culture will be at the core of Sheshatshiu’s new detox centre

4 Sahtu region communities to share $25.5M in federal infrastructure funding

One dead in Fort Good Hope helicopter crash

$6K to $166K: N.W.T. chiefs salaries vary widely

Remote First Nations can breathe healthier air with reduced diesel use

No treatment centre in Northwest Territories means no healing at home

Community garden changing life in small town NWT

CBC podcast This Place looks at the life and times of Frank T'Seleie

RCMP intercept suspected drug shipment in Fort Good Hope

Record number of candidates running for Dene National Chief

K'asho Got'ine government could be on verge of creating new protected area in Sahtu

Imperial Oil 'disappointed' after N.W.T. regulator goes ahead with environmental assessment

Young players play to win at hand games tournament in Canada’s Northwest Territories – Eye on the Arctic

Feds announce funding for new housing supply in the Northwest Territories

Legal action begins against Indian Hospitals

$1.1 billion lawsuit claims abuse at Indian hospitals

New figures show typical chiefs' salaries of $50,000 to $75,000

Aurora College fails all 19 Community Learning Centres across the NWT

Talking about the future of teaching Indigenous languages

Feds announce $860K for homelessness prevention in Inuvik, Fort Good Hope

On housing, local authorities bemoan territory's 'paternalistic' policies

Jay Macdonald: Building Resilience Together: Advancing Climate Adaptation in the NWT

Dene National Assembly moved from Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., to Dettah

N.W.T. gov't outlines emergency supports for Fort Good Hope residents displaced by wildfire

Yellowknife students assemble to cap off Indigenous Languages Month

10th annual Traditional Games Championships featured a record 25 teams

Fort Good Hope celebration makes Sahtu protected area a reality

Weather helping keep wildfire away from N.W.T community of Fort Good Hope

Tlicho government hosts weekend of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations

Community works with elders to learn traditional remedies for cancer patients

Yellowknife high school honours Indigenous graduates in 'heartfelt' ceremony

Women's safe home in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., faces uncertain future as funding set to expire

Dene Nation opposes UNDRIP clause that threatens Indigenous sovereignty

Inside Red Snow, a movie embracing the NWT and its languages

Group representing Athabaskan peoples makes appeal for Indigenous rights amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

Yellowknife artist and educator Miranda Currie wants to ‘change that Indigenous narrative in Canada’

RCMP identify suspect in Fort Good Hope stabbings

Northern Canada remembers René Fumoleau’s love and dedication to the Dene – Eye on the Arctic

Changes to Jordan's Principle 'unfair' for N.W.T. children, some say

Leaders ask how their groups fit in Dene Nation at 49th annual assembly

Stephen Kakfwi

Sahtu leaders in N.W.T. call meeting on drug crisis

N.W.T. gov't to help cover shipping costs to Beaufort Delta and Sahtu communities after barge cancellations

Canada Post unveils new Indigenous and northern reconciliation strategy

Northern Pipe Dreams, Northern Nightmares

Treaty 11 document returns to the NWT after 100 years

N.W.T. language and women's advocate remembered in Fort Good Hope

Changes to Jordan's Principle unfair for N.W.T. children, some say

Empowering Students to Develop Unique Housing Solutions

Our Home: Building people, building homes

Nearly half of First Nations people off-reserve say rising prices impact ability to meet expenses

Northerners remember René Fumoleau's love and dedication to the Dene

In a changing climate, Indigenous communities turn to new country foods

'A shared understanding': Northerners take in Pope's apology while looking to next steps

Yellowknife Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

NWT, Yukon artists to showcase work at Sante Fe Indian Market

Tommy Kakfwi plans legal action over Fort Good Hope chief position

End of community learning centres brings uncertainty, opportunity for small N.W.T. communities

16 days later, Imperial Oil still investigating if Norman Wells spill entered Mackenzie River

A heat wave is giving Canada's Northwest Territories a dose of Texas summer

Food programs in Indigenous communities within northern Canada: A scoping review

Indigenous-led conservation gets a $587 million boost

Feds reimburse $15M to Indigenous groups for wildfire expenses

Indigenous Guardians Critical to Canada’s Wildfire Response, Say Experts

Fort Good Hope's Betty Barnaby has been teaching for generations

Sahtu Dene and Métis sign self-governance agreement in principle, a 1st for Métis in Canada

Still a ‘large gap’ in Fort Good Hope self-government negotiations

The Fur Trade

Arts-based education helps Indigenous youth see themselves as leaders | Folio

End of community learning centres brings uncertainty, opportunity for small N.W.T. communities

Wildfire Update: Fort Good Hope

School Curriculum for Arctic Youth Must Include Land Claim Agreements

Rene Fumoleau: Priest, photographer, lover of Denendeh

Year of Indigenous Languages lunch marked by youth push for revitalization

Indigenous representation ‘really limited’ at Canada Games

Indigenous women, leaders say ‘no time to waste’ on MMIWG anniversary

Hay River farm receives cash to help NWT improve food security

Terms of reference signed for proposed NWT Indigenous protected area

NWT Indigenous groups signed a $375M deal. What does it mean?

Indigenous people 'embarrassingly' absent from N.W.T. COP26 delegation

Keepers of the Water take message to COP16 that Canada's largest river basin needs to be protected

Housing groups call for state of emergency for Indigenous people in N.W.T.

NWT Fire to Fort Good Hope returnees: 'The fire has changed the land you live on ... the forest will grow back.'

Cloud, rain and cooler temperatures help Fort Good Hope wildfire fight

'Awesome' training program helps Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., tackle own housing needs

Jasper fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a national wildfire strategy

Natives Speak Out

Mackenzie Valley pipeline: 37 years of negotiation

Why it's important to acknowledge the winter solstice, according to a former premier

'Indian boarding home' survivors in the North eligible to receive thousands of dollars in compensation

N.W.T. Supreme Court gets 1st Indigenous chief justice

Indigenous knowledge advocate Barney Masuzumi passes away at 74

Indigenous artists rely on their work’s remedial power in pandemic

How the NWT asks students to examine ‘positive aspects’ of residential school

Marie Wilson, of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, on hope and strength

Climate policy should reflect the resilience of northern Indigenous communities

How should we remember residential schools in the North?

Tom Berger fought for Indigenous rights his whole life

New Indigenous protected area proposed for Slave River delta

5 Indigenous heroes you'll learn about on the This Place podcast

From Tulita to Toronto, NWT artists take over Eaton Centre

Self-government primer: guide to Indigenous agreements in the NWT

Once a 'hidden case' of Windsor's homeless, advocate wants more Indigenous-led supports

This Place podcast, hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, explores 150 years of Indigenous resistance and resilience

Fort McMurray speaker series aims to improve cancer care for Indigenous people

Archivists poring over 75,000 hours of traditional stories collected by CBC

Goodbye Great Slave Lake? Movement to decolonize N.W.T. maps is growing

Canada’s new Indigenous Protected Area heralds new era of conservation

Ts’udé Niliné Tuyeta: the Sahtu’s newest protected area of the NWT

'We can exist without the RCMP': What defunding police might look like in N.W.T.

Sahtu youth paddling historic route on ‘amazing’ journey

Youth learn traditional skills from Elders at Fort Good Hope Treaty 11 events

‘We need RCMP to send us their best,’ says NWT MP

Ottawa announces $15M for NWT Indigenous groups affected by fires

Hopes high for youth employment in Sahtu’s new protected area

Climate Change is Worsening the housing crisis - we must tackle the two together

GNWT, Indigenous governments intervene over Imperial assessment

Wildfire near Fort Good Hope continues to grow

N.W.T. announces alcohol restrictions to curb bootlegging

What was happening in the Northwest Territories in 1973?

‘He was never one to sit on his hands’: The life and legacy of Charlie Barnaby

Ousted Fort Good Hope chief says council did not follow the rules

How a cup of tea with an N.W.T. elder changed this man's life

Nearly 4 years on, a grieving mother prepares to tell her story again

Indigenous guardians reclaim the land

Fort Good Hope Kádúyı́le Home for men officially housing clients

Feds, N.W.T. gov't announce $860K for homeless shelters in Inuvik, Fort Good Hope

NWT artist Antoine Mountain releasing second book

Dental services in Sahtú, Gamètì, Whatì and Fort Resolution in limbo after requests for service cancelled

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

The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a Canadian national wildfire strategy

First-Ever Aboriginal Judge Sworn in as Northwest Territories Supreme Court Justice

Fort Good Hope seeks clients for 1st transitional men's shelter

Community mourns 'outstanding' artist and elder from Fort Good Hope

Vince McKay: 2024 Territorial Wildfire Emergency Response

Solving a housing crisis one log at a time

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

New program gets Fort Good Hope youth on the land to combat struggles

As COP27 continues, N.W.T.'s Daniel T'seleie says 'land back' to Indigenous people part of climate solution

Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., leaders optimistic Imperial Oil visit marks turning point in relationship

K'asho Got'ı̨nę celebrate new protected area near Fort Good Hope

'He was so much to so many': Indigenous rights advocate Barney Masuzumi dies at 72

Fort Good Hope housing group wins national award

'A big presence': Remembering Charlie Barnaby, founding member of the Dene Nation

‘Defiant Dene:’ Former Northwest Territories premier publishes memoir

With fur out of fashion, Indigenous trappers are endangered

Recognizing the Indigenous contribution to a national historical site

Norman Wells woman learning Dene language in hopes of teaching it to her grandchildren

NWT projects receive funds to support northern housing

Realizing Indigenous Law in Co-Management of Natural Resources

A Disappearing Home in a Warming World

Big fish, small fish — weird fish? Jam-packed weekend of fun and games set for Fort Good Hope

Fort Good Hope’s health centre closes, but paramedics on standby

Leaders in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., worry about how oil production is affecting the Mackenzie River

Academic Research

The power of medicine:" healing" and" tradition" among Dene women in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories

Tourism, tolerance, or hospitality? An assessment of a native/non-native, urban/rural youth exchange program between Fort Good Hope, NWT, and East Vancouver …

Rebuilding Resilient Indigenous Communities in the RMWB

Hope in Fort Hope: First Nations community is winning the battle against prescription drug abuse

Resilience to Ecological Change: Contemporary Harvesting and Food-Sharing Dynamics in the K'asho Got'ine Community of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories

Dene Hunting Organization in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories:" Ways We Help Each Other and Share What We Can"

Promoting home and self-determination: housing as an active site of engagement in Fort Good Hope

Forts, colonial frontier logics, and Aboriginal-Canadian relations: Imagining decolonizing educational philosophies in Canadian contexts

The pedagogy of the fort: Curriculum, Aboriginal-Canadian relations, and Indigenous Métissage

Forts, curriculum, and Indigenous Métissage: Imagining decolonization of Aboriginal-Canadian relations in educational contexts

Recounting coup as the recirculation of Indigenous vitality: A narrative alternative to historical trauma

The role of Fort Humboldt during the California gold rush: a focus on local indigenous women's struggle, resistance and resilience

“Home has always been at the heart of our self-government”: Housing, home and Indigenous self-determination in Fort Good Hope, Canada

Forts, colonial frontier logics, and Aboriginal-Canadian relations: Imagining decolonizing educational philosophies in Canadian contexts

“Land is everything, land is us”: Exploring the connections between climate change, land, and health in Fort William First Nation

Rebuilding Resilient Indigenous Communities in the RMWB

Band Publications

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Third Party Reports

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