Gwich'in Tribal Council members head to polls to elect next grand chief

CBC

19 August 2024 at 7:23 pm

Frederick Blake Jr., left, and Ken Kyikavichik are running to be the grand chief of the Gwich'in Tribal Council. (CBC - image credit)

Members of the Gwich'in Tribal Council are heading to the polls today to elect their next grand chief.

Voting opened at 9 a.m. Monday morning in four N.W.T. communities: Inuvik, Tsiigehtchic, Fort McPherson and Aklavik.

Incumbent Ken Kyikavichik is running for re-election against former territorial MLA and speaker of the house Frederick Blake Jr., also known as Sonny.

Each grand chief term is four years long.

Polls are set to close at 8 p.m.

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