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politician. She represented the
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Yukon Legislative Assembly
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from 2000 to 2006. She was a member of the
Yukon New Democratic Party
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She originally ran for election under her maiden name, but married during her first year in office and used her married name, Peter, for the remainder of her political career.
Old Crow
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New Democrats
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Robert Bruce
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. The New Democrat government was defeated in that campaign and Peter joined the Official Opposition.
In
2002
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, Peter was re-elected in Vuntut Gwitchin. During the 31st Legislative Assembly, Peter served as Official Opposition critic for the Departments of Environment and Justice, the Women's Directorate, and for First Nations issues. She was also Caucus Chair.
Peter was defeated by Yukon Liberal
Darius Elias
Darius Mortimer Elias (March 17, 1972 – February 17, 2021) was a Canadian politician. He represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2006–2016 as a member of both the Yukon Liberal ...
in the 2006 Yukon election. It was the first time the Liberals had won the riding of Vuntut Gwitchin.
Old Crow
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, Peter later served as a councillor and Deputy Chief of the
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) is a First Nation in the northern Yukon in Canada. Its main population centre is Old Crow. The language originally spoken by the people is Gwichʼin.
Gwich'in Nation
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after leaving territorial politics. She is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Gwich'in Council International, a permanent participant of the
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Darius Elias
Darius Mortimer Elias (March 17, 1972 – February 17, 2021) was a Canadian politician. He represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2006–2016 as a member of both the Yukon Liberal ...
NDP
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NDP
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Liberal
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NDP
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Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
Liberal
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Esau Schafer
Esau Albert Schafer (born January 16, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1996.