ah-choh den-eh koh | Acho Dene Koe First Nation
Community Profile
- The Acho Dene Koe First Nation is an Indigenous community situated in the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories, primarily centered around Fort Liard. They are part of the larger Dene cultural group and maintain strong traditional connections to their land and heritage.
- Last Updated 2025-04-29 03:12:03 UTC
- Name: Acho Dene Koe First Nation (ISC Code: 758)
- Former Names: Fort Liard Dene Band
- Band Style: First Nation
- Cultural Area: Mackenzie Region, Northwest Territories
- Indigenous Language: Dene
- Number of Registered Members: 712
Governance
Band Council
- GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
- TERM EXPIRES: 08/23/2027
- CHIEF: DONNY ALLAN BERTRAND
- NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:7
- DONNY ALLAN BERTRAND
- EUGENE CLAYTON HOPE
- BRENDA BERREAULT
- MAURICE EVAN MCLEOD
- DENNIS ERVIN NELSON
- VANESSA VILLENEUVE
- DONNY ALLAN BERTRAND
Contact Information
- BAND WEBSITE: http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/fort_liard.htm
- PHONE NUMBER: (867) 770-4144
- FAX NUMBER: (867) 770-4004
- ADDRESS: GENERAL DELIVERY, FORT LIARD, NT
- EMAILS:
- Assistant Sub-Chief DONNY ALLAN BERTRAND:
- Chief EUGENE CLAYTON HOPE:
- Councillor BRENDA BERREAULT:
- Councillor MAURICE EVAN MCLEOD:
- Councillor DENNIS ERVIN NELSON:
- Councillor VANESSA VILLENEUVE:
- Councillor DONNY ALLAN BERTRAND:
- General Band Office:
- Media Contact:
- Referrals Contact:
- Websites
Band 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 - Acho Dene Koe First Nation20042005.pdf
- 2003 - Acho Dene Koe First Nation20032004.pdf
- 2002 - Acho Dene Koe First Nation20022003.pdf
Band Council Remuneration
- 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
Laws, Bylaws, and Codes
Intergovernmental Agreements
Lands and Traditional Territory
Reserves
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ISC Code: 8517
FORT LIARD SETTLEMENT
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- Traditional lands encompass southwestern Northwest Territories
- Centered around Fort Liard and surrounding boreal forest regions
- Historically used lands for hunting, trapping, and fishing
- Key ecological zones include Mackenzie River Valley and surrounding mountain ranges
Consultations and Referrals
Band Submissions
Consultation Reports
Band Business Interests
Band Owned Corporations
Court Records
Downloadable Court Decisions
- Bertrand v. Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Bertrand v. Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Bertrand v. Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation v Minister of Industry
- Bertrand v. Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation v. Powder
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation v. Berreault
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation v. Berreault
Active Court Cases
Media Reports
Media Reports
- Canadian Government funds First Nations geothermal project in Northwest Territories
- Geothermal project in North Canada to receive $2 million government funding
- Canada Invests $2 Million in Geothermal Energy in Northwest Territories
- Ottawa commits $2M to Fort Liard geothermal project
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation loses court challenge
- Igniting Change: Canada’s Bold Investment in Geothermal Energy with Indigenous Leadership
- Civil claim against former chief of Acho Dene Koe First Nation dismissed
- Dene members question election postponement, COVID-19 spending
- Saskatchewan man, once convicted of fraud, rehired by Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation ‘retracts position’ on Prairie Creek mine
- A dozen Indigenous leaders head with premier to federal meetings
- Ottawa drops appeal in court fight over First Nations election postponement
- Eugene Hope elected chief of Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Five NWT groups share $19M housing investment
- Ottawa announces $15M for NWT Indigenous groups affected by fires
- National Indigenous Peoples Day will look a little different in N.W.T. this year
- 'It was only a matter of time': Fort Liard residents react to COVID-19 cases
- Nahanni Butte to rejoin Dehcho First Nations, pursue protected area
- The 2023 candidates: Nahendeh
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation looks to merge with Fort Liard’s hamlet
- Struggling with bad housing in Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Youth recreation coordinator in Acho Dene Koe First Nation says goodbye to job he loved
- Federal court judge rules in favour of Acho Dene Koe First Nation member's complaint about election delay
- Acho Dene Koe sets date for election
- Judge orders band in Northwest Territories to hold elections
- Members call for 'immediate' election in N.W.T. First Nation
- Training in N.W.T in high gear as infrastructure money flows into territory
- 'We're done': Nahanni Butte pulls out of Dehcho First Nations
- Fort Liard First Nation member seeks judicial review over election delays
- Dehcho First Nations’ support of UNDRIP legislation ‘up in the air’: grand chief
- Eugene Hope re-elected as Acho Dene Koe chief
- Band members upset and heading to court after election postponement after postponement
- Eugene Hope elected chief of Acho Dene Koe First Nation
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation names chief and council candidates
- Here is what’s happening this National Indigenous Peoples Day
- Suspected toxic leak triggers water licence application for N.W.T. well-site cleanup
- Fort Liard resident says wood stove program recipients chosen ahead of meeting
- Fort Liard resident says wood stove program recipients chosen ahead of meeting
- ‘Unique ecosystem’: N.W.T. First Nations sign benefit agreement with Parks Canada
- Building unity a top priority, says new grand chief of the Dehcho First Nations
- Fort Liard resident says wood stove program recipients chosen ahead of meeting
- NorZinc, Acho Dene Koe enter transportation agreement for Prairie Creek mine
- Canada to appeal striking of regulations allowing First Nations to postpone elections, extend terms
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation delays election due to COVID-19
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation sets new election date
- GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Funding for community policing program to end
- Acho Dene Koe reviewing legal options after Supreme Court defeat
- New chief election delayed as Acho Dene Koe council awaits reasons behind ruling
Academic Research
Academic Research
- Dehcho First Nations
- Finding allies: native partnerships' way of the future'
- Simple parasequences in a medial shelf setting: Albian Sikanni Formation, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Acho Dene Koe experience in oil and gas projects
- Acho Dene Koe First Nation Boreal Caribou Traditional Knowledge and Cumulative Impacts Qualitative Assessment
- List of Acronyms
- Mino-Bimaadiziwin: First Nations Self-Determination over Lands and Resources and UNDRIP implementation
- Complete Searches for Cultural Safety in Renal Care
- Managing Nutrition and Health in a Changing Climate: A Yellowknives Dene First Nation Perspective
- Living" on the land": Teetl'it Gwich'in perspectives on continuities
- Simple parasequences in a medial shelf setting: Albian Sikanni Formation, Northwest Territories, Canada
- First Nations Language Pedagogy
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- Walking the land, feeding the fire: knowledge and stewardship among the Tlicho Dene
- First Nations Language Pedagogy
- Walking the land, feeding the fire: knowledge and stewardship among the Tlicho Dene
- First Nations Language Pedagogy
- Walking the land, feeding the fire: knowledge and stewardship among the Tlicho Dene
- First Nations Language Pedagogy
- Walking the land, feeding the fire: knowledge and stewardship among the Tlicho Dene
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