Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. is a First Nations Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Mackenzie Delta.

Frederick Blake Jr.

MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for
Mackenzie Delta
Assumed office
October 3, 2011
Preceded byDavid Krutko
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
October 24, 2019
Preceded byJackson Lafferty
Personal details
Born1977
Inuvik
ResidenceTsiigehtchic, NWT

Biography

Blake lives in Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories with his family. He loves hunting and being out on the land. Blakes's parents are Grace and Frederick Blake who also live in Tsiigehtchic.[1]

Arctic Red River

Blake was Chief for the Arctic Red River Band.[2]

Political career

Blake ran for public office in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election as a candidate in the Mackenzie Delta electoral district. The election was hotly contested due to the opening created by incumbent speaker David Krutko stepping down. Blake defeated four other candidates, including former Northwest Territories Commissioner Glenna Hansen, to win his first term in office.

In February 2013, Blake asked the Minister of Transportation Dave Ramsay, whether the ferry M.V. Merv Hardie, recently retired from the crossing at Fort Providence after the completion of the Deh Cho Bridge, could replace the MV Louis Cardinal, a smaller and less capable ferry operating at Tsiigehtchic.[3]

He has also served as Gwich'in Chief in the community of Tsiigehtchic.

References
  1. "Frederick Blake Jr".
  2. "Gwich'in Self-Government Negotiations". Gwich'in Tribal Council. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  3. "Merv Hardie ferry may go to Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T". CBC North. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2020-08-28. In the legislative assembly on Friday, the MLA for Mackenzie Delta asked that the ferry be moved to the Tsiigehtchic crossing.
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