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Betsina to run for 4th term in NSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™dilo

The community of NSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™dilo will go to the polls Aug. 23 to cast votes for Chief and one council position.
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The YKDFN community of NSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™dilo will hold an election for chief and one councillor in August. NNSL file photo

The community of NSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™dilo will go to the polls Aug. 23 to cast votes for Chief and one council position.

Chief Ernest Betsina announced at the City of YellowknifeSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s June 14 governance and priorities committee meeting that he would run for a third term after leading his community for eight years.

There is also a council vacancy because Lena Black, former NSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™dilo councillor, took a staff position as assistant chief executive officer with Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN).

In 2017, Betsina won a three-way race with 205 votes over Shirley Tsetta (130) and Alex Beaulieu (33).

Anyone with YKDFN membership, whether they live in NSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™dilo, Dettah or outside the community, is able to vote.

In DettahSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s case, Chief Ed Sangris is about half-way through his fourth term as he and Dettah council were elected in 2019.

Nominees have until June 24 to file their papers for either position.





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