Pehdzeh Ki First Nation

The Pehdzeh Ki First Nation is a member of the Dehcho First Nations in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

The Pehdzeh Ki First Nation is located in Wrigley. The community is located along the Mackenzie River and the Mackenzie Highway ends at Wrigley. Pehdzeh Ki First Nation has over 300 band members but only a few live in the community.

Wrigley is home to a community nursing station, a confectionery store, Chief Julien Yendo School (Grades K-8), a gas station, and a few businesses, including:

Ma-Dza-She-Deh Venture; contracting services, bobcat, truck, trailer,etc.
M&M Tours; Jet boat tours & Charters
Mackenzie Mountain Tours; Tourism & Hospitality
Raymonds River Taxi; Boat charters
Charlottes Corner Store
Beaver Adventures
Pehdzeh Ki Contractors

The youth in Wrigley are avid drummers and handgame players. They practice at least twice a week amongst themselves. They are the future for Wrigley.

Past Leadership

In September 2004, David Moses was elected to a two-year term as Chief of the First Nation. Darcy E. Moses was elected Chief in 2006. Tim Lennie was elected Chief in 2009, re-elected in 2011, and resigned in 2012. Sharon Pellissey was elected to replace Lennie in July 2012.^[1] Pellissey was removed from office later that year, and Lennie returned to the position.^[2]

References

External links

Government of Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation profile

Aboriginal peoples in the Northwest Territories

Cultural areas: Arctic Subarctic

Ethnolinguistic groups	Gwichʼin Dene Chipewyan Sahtu Slavey Tli Cho Métis Inuvialuit Woodland Cree

Band governments	Acho Dene Koe Aklavik Behdzi Ahda Dechi Laot'i Deline Deninu K'ue Dog Rib Rae Fort Good Hope Gameti Gwichya Gwich'in Jean Marie River K'atlodeeche Ka'a'gee Tu Liidlii Kue Lutsel K'e Dene Pehdzeh Ki Salt River Sambaa K'e Dene Tetlit Gwich'in Tulita Dene West Point Wha Ti Yellowknives Dene

Regional / tribal councils	Akaitcho Territory Government Dehcho First Nations Gwich'in Tribal Council Kaska Nation Sahtu Secretariat Tłįchǫ Government

Treaties and Land Claims Agreements	Treaty 8 (South of Great Slave Lake, 1899) Treaty 11 (rest of the territory except the Arctic islands, 1921) Inuvialuit Final Agreement (1984) Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (1992) Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (1993) Tlicho Agreement (2003)

See also: Inuvialuit Regional Corporation *Northwest Territory Métis Nation

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Eleven

Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11

Treaty Eleven Nations	Acho Dene Koe First Nation Aklavik First Nation Behdzi Ahda First Nation Dechi Laoti' First Nation Deh Gah Gotie Dene Council Deline First Nation Dog Rib Rae First Nation Fort Good Hope First Nation Gameti First Nation Gwicha Gwich'in First Nation Inuvik Native First Nation Jean Marie River First Nation Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation Liidli Kue First Nation Nahanni Butte First Nation Pehdzeh Ki First Nation Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake) Dene First Nation Tetlit Gwich'in First Nation Tulita Dene First Nation West Point First Nation Wha Ti First Nation

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