Fred Koe (born March 8, 1947) is a former territorial level politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest territories from 1991 to 1995. He was born in

Aklavik Aklavik (Inuvialuktun: ''Akłarvik'') (from the Inuvialuktun meaning '' barrenground grizzly place'') is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, with a population over 1,500, the community serve ...

. Koe is the son of Jim Koe, who was the chief of the Aklavik Indian Band. He grew up in Aklavik and would later move to Inuvik. At the age of 11, he was a victim of the

Canadian Indian residential school system In Canada, the Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by Christian churches. The school s ...

, and was forced to go school in Inuvik, away from his family. Koe ran for a seat in the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election. He won the Inuvik electoral district defeating future Commissioner

Glenna Hansen Glenna F. Hansen (born August 10, 1956) is an Inuvialuit Canadian politician. She served as the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from March 31, 2000, to April 29, 2005. Early life Born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Hansen jo ...

. Koe was defeated one term later defending his incumbency. He was defeated by candidate

Floyd Roland Floyd K. Roland (born November 23, 1961) is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011. Previously a town councillor and dep ...

in the

1995 Northwest Territories general election File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strikes ...

. After his defeat, Koe became President, Northwest Territories Development Corporation. He now lives in

Whitehorse, Yukon Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

where he is a member of the board of directors for the First Nations Bank of Canada and the Da Daghay Development Corporation. Koe is the father of World champion curler

Kevin Koe Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Originally from Yellowknife ...

, as well as

Jamie Koe Jamie Koe (born November 3, 1977 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian curler. He has played in 14 Briers, representing the Northwest Territories/Yukon team and three Briers representing just the Northwest Territories. At the 20 ...

and Kerry Koe-Galusha. Jamie and Kerry were born when the family was living in Yellowknife. Fred played with Jamie and Kerry at the

1999 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 1999 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 9–17 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, British Columbia. Nova Scotia beat Prince Edward Island in the all-Atlantic final. Teams Teams were as follows: Standings ''Final sta ...

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NWT Votes 2007 Inuvik Boot Lake District Profile
1947 births Living people 20th-century Canadian politicians 20th-century First Nations people Canadian sportsperson-politicians Canadian curling coaches Curlers from the Northwest Territories First Nations politicians First Nations sportspeople Gwich'in people Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories People from Aklavik People from Inuvik Sportspeople from Whitehorse Sportspeople from Yellowknife {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub