Claim: Steven Nitah first ran for a seat in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election, he ran in that election with the backing of former Premier Don Morin and ran for re-election in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election.
Evidence: Nitah first ran for a seat in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election. He ran in that election with the backing of former Premier Don Morin who had previously served in the riding of Tu Nedhe which Nitah won easily. He ran for re-election in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election but was defeated finishing second in a seven-way race by Bobby Villeneuve.