Tammy Steinwand-Deschambeault is a Councillor with the Community Government of Behchokǫ̀. Tammy is the Director for the Department of Culture and Lands Protection for the Tłı̨chǫ Government. She is a Tłı̨chǫ Citizen born and raised in Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories. Tammy graduated from the University of Saskatchewan from the Bachelor of Education Program with great distinction in 1997. She holds a Master’s Degree through the University of Victoria on Indigenous Language Revitalization. Tammy taught in her community for many years and was Vice Principal of Chief Jimmy Bruneau Regional High School for 5 years before moving to the board office as a Culture and Language Coordinator with the Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency. Tammy is the Chair for the Official Languages Board of the NWT. Tammy has received numerous awards for her work including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and the King Charles III Coronation Medal for contribution to her region and the NWT. Tammy has three daughters and is a proud grandmother! She lives in Edzo with her husband Frank.