Ethel Blondin-Andrew, a former N.W.T. MP and the former chair of the Sahtu Secretariat, said the kind of drugs coming into the communities and the potential for violence scare her.
The annual general meetings of Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated and the Sahtu Dene Council take place in Tulita, N.W.T., next week. The meetings were pushed back from early September because of wildfires.
Imperial Oil sent about a dozen staff to Fort Good Hope, N.W.T. on Tuesday. A leader in the community says the 143-year-old oil company committed to reaching an agreement with Fort Good Hope, and to future discussions.
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