By Jacksen Friske, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio West Point First Nation\u2019s newest chief, Devon Felker, has been attending council meetings since before he could remember. \u201cMy mom was chief of West Point First Nation years ago, in the early 2000s, when I was just a baby. She would take me to the assembly meetings all around the Dehcho,\u201d Felker told Cabin Radio. Felker, a 26-year-old from Hay River, Northwest Territories, was elected as chief on July 3. He has served as a member on the First Nation\u2019s council since 2019. One lesson Felker said he learned as a councillor that he will carry into his role as chief is: \u201cBe equal, because everyone has their different ideas of what\u2019s right and you\u2019ve got to kind-of try and balance… <\/p>\n
By Jacksen Friske, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio West Point First Nation\u2019s newest chief, Devon Felker, has been attending council meetings since before he could remember. \u201cMy mom was chief of West Point First Nation years ago, in the early 2000s, when I was just a baby. She would take me to the assembly meetings all around the Dehcho,\u201d Felker told Cabin Radio. Felker, a 26-year-old from Hay River, Northwest Territories, was elected as chief on July 3. He has served as a member on the First Nation\u2019s council since 2019. One lesson Felker said he learned as a councillor that he will carry into his role as chief is: \u201cBe equal, because everyone has their different ideas of what\u2019s right and you\u2019ve got to kind-of try and balance... <\/p>\n