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
Richard Edjericon
Tu Nedhé - Wiilideh
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
1320
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-767-9143
Extension
12185
Mobile
867-445-8298
Bureau de circonscription
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-447-0439

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Thank you. Total department, not previously authorized, $4,229,000. Are there any questions? Thank you. Seeing none, thank you.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026. Department of Justice, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $4,229,000. Does the committee agree?

Question 736-20(1): Jordan’s Principle Program Funding Reductions
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Mr. Speaker, Jordan's Principle exists to close the gap in the standard of living between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Every dollar provided to our schools is, in effect, an acknowledgement by the federal government that their needs have to be met by our own territorial government. What has the department of ECE allowed our schools to become so reliant on this federal government and what's their backup plan should they provide -- this program doesn't go ahead? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Yellowknife North.

Question 736-20(1): Jordan’s Principle Program Funding Reductions
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister of ECE is travelling to Ottawa next week to meet with her federal counterparts. Would she use this opportunity to advocate to restore these recent cuts to the Jordan's Principle program before they come into place with our new MP who is now the Minister of Crown and Indigenous Relations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Thank you. I'm going to go back to the Member from Yellowknife North.

Member’s Statement 679-20(1): Impacts of Jordan’s Principle Funding REduction
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Mr. Speaker, we've all heard about the significant cuts coming to the Jordan's Principle program, a federal program that many schools depend on to support their students. For weeks now, schools across the North have watched as their application for Jordan's Principle funding for the fall have come back denied, leaving them with a massive funding shortfall. Let me give you a concrete example of how devastating these cuts are.

Last week, I learned that Lutselk'e Dene First Nations school is losing five full-time education assistants, all of whom were funded through the Jordan's Principle program...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Thank you. Court services, not previously authorized, $3,477,000. Are there any questions? I'm going to go to the Member from Yellowknife North.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 61)

Thank you. Department, not previously authorized, $42,993,000. Are there any questions?

Seeing no further questions, Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026. Department of Infrastructure, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $42,993,000. Does the committee agree?

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 60)

Thank you, Mr. Clerk.

This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

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The House adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 60)

Thank you. Is there a seconder? I'll go to the Member from Monfwi. The motion's in order. To the motion.