Richard Edjericon

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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Richard Edjericon

| honorific-suffix = MLA

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| office1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

| constituency1 = Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh

| term_start1 = February 21, 2022

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| predecessor1 = Steve Norn

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| party = non-partisan
consensus government

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| residence = Ndilǫ, Northwest Territories

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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.{{Cite news |last=Lamberink |first=Liny |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Richard Edjericon elected MLA in Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh byelection |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/tu-nedh%C3%A9-wiilideh-byelection-results-2022-1.6345438 |access-date=March 14, 2022}} Edjericon previously ran for the seat in the 2019 election, placing second behind to Steve Norn.{{cite book|title=Territorial General Election 2019 Official Results Report|author=Elections NWT|date=2019|url=https://www.electionsnwt.ca/sites/electionsnwt/files/nwt_elections_7528_official_results_report_eng_web_0.pdf#page=26|page=26}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-20 |title=NWT Election 2019: Richard Edjericon's Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh interview |url=https://cabinradio.ca/21434/news/politics/nwt-election-2019/nwt-election-2019-richard-edjericons-tu-nedhe-wiilideh-interview/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=cabinradio.ca |language=en-US}} Edjericon has lived in Ndilǫ since 1993.{{Cite news |last=Zingel |first=Avery |title=Richard Edjericon announces candidacy for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/richard-edjericon-tu-nedhe-wiilideh-1.6310472}}