Steven Nitah is a former territorial level politician from Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

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Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Nitah first ran for a seat in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 1999

The Northwest Territories general election, 1999 took place on December 6, 1999, and was the 19th general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories...

. He ran in that election with the backing of former Premier Don Morin

Don Morin

Don Albert Morin was the seventh Premier of Northwest Territories, Canada.-Scandal:The initial complaints that led to the investigations by the ethics commissioner were filed with the Northwest Territories ethics commissioner by MLAs Jane Groenewegen and Jeannie Marie-Jewell...

 who had previously served in the riding of Tu Nedhe

Tu Nedhe

Tu Nedhe is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The district consists of Fort Resolution and Lutselk'e.The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Tom Beaulieu....

 which Nitah won easily. He ran for re-election in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election

Northwest Territories general election, 2003

The Northwest Territories general election, 2003 was the 20th general election in the Canadian territory's history, conducted on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.The election was called on October 27...

 but was defeated finishing second in a seven way race by Bobby Villeneuve

Bobby J. Villeneuve

Robert "Bobby" J. Villeneuve is a former member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly and former retail manager....

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Nitah was investigated by the Conflict of Interest commissioner for claiming $21,000 housing allowances for a domicile in Yellowknife by falsifying that he lived in Lutselk'e, Northwest Territories

Lutselk'e, Northwest Territories

Łutselk'e , also spelt Łutsel K'e, is a "designated authority" in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada...

. The complaints filed against him were dropped.