Nellie J. Cournoyea

Background

Cournoyea, Nellie J. was born in 1940 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada, AMERICA0.

Career

Radio announcer, later regional manager, Canadian Broadcasting Company, Inuvik, Northwest Territories negotiator, Committee for Original People's Entitlement member territorial legislature, Yellowknife, since 1984; minister of renewable resources, and of culture and communications, 1983-1985; minister various portfolios, from 1987; government leader, since 1991; now premier Northwest Territories, Yellowknife.

Achievements

• Nellie J. Cournoyea has been listed as a noteworthy Canadian government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Division; 2 children: John, Maureen.

child:

Maureen Cournoyea

child:

John Cournoyea