John Tetlichi was a Canadian politician, who served on the 6th Northwest Territories Legislative Council from 1967 to 1970."North Council Seeks Control". Edmonton Journal, February 10, 1968.
At the time, the council retained a mixture of both elected and appointed seats. Tetlichi, a Dene chief, was appointed to the council in 1967 as its first First Nations member, to improve First Nations representation in government."Council Will Be Asked To Abolish Separate Schools". Moncton Transcript, November 15, 1967. He served until 1970, when he ran for an elected seat in Mackenzie Delta in the 1970 Northwest Territories general election, but was defeated by Lyle Trimble."Chretien to appoint 4 after Jan. 1: Indian, Eskimos elected to NWT Territorial Council". The Globe and Mail, December 23, 1970.
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