Chief and Council
The White River First Nation’s Council shall be composed of one (1) Chief, four (4) Councillors (2 Upper Tanana and 2 Northern Tutchone) and two (2) alternate Councillors (1 Upper Tanana and 1 Northern Tutchone).
All elected members of the Council shall be elected at a General Assembly and shall serve for a term of three years.
Current Council was elected on March 20, 2021.
Chief Bessie Chasse
- Portfolio: Administration
- Email: chief@wrfn.ca
- Phone: (867) 862-7802
WRFN Councilors:
- Stan Peter (Northern Tutchone),
- Jolenda Johnny (Upper Tanana),
- Portfolio: Lands
- Dwayne Broeren (Northern Tutchone),
- Portfolio: Health
- Charles Eikland Sr. (Upper Tanana),
- Portfolio: Capital
- Quanah VanderMeer (Alternate Upper Tanana),
- Vacant (Alternate Northern Tutchone).
Please see calendar for up-coming Chief & Council Meeting dates.
Constitution:
6.5 – The quorum of all Council Meetings shall be any three members of the Council.
6.7 – Notwithstanding 6.6, any two (2) members of Council may request that the Executive Director call an emergency meeting of Council.
6.8 – There shall be a minimum of two regularly scheduled Council Meetings per month.
6.10 – The Council shall make all their meetings open to the Citizens of the First Nation. Council may decide to hold in-camera meetings when dealing with personnel matters.