Richard Edjericon | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
Office1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories |
Constituency1: | Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh |
Term Start1: | February 21, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Steve Norn |
Party: | non-partisan consensus government |
Residence: | Ndilǫ, Northwest Territories |
Richard Edjericon is a Canadian politician in the Northwest Territories. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in a 2022 by-election, representing the electoral district of Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh.[1] Edjericon previously ran for the seat in the 2019 election, placing second behind to Steve Norn.[2]
Edjericon is a former chief of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, during which he signed the Akaitcho Framework Agreement. Previously, he was also a member of the band council for ten years and was the band housing manager. He has also served six years as the chair of the Mackenzie Valley Impact Review Board.[3] Edjericon has lived in Ndilǫ since 1993.[4]