Nahanni Butte
Nahanni Butte
Tthenáágó | |
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First Nations/Dene Band - Designated Authority (Nahanni Butte Dene Band) | |
 The Band Office in Nahanni Butte | |
  Nahanni Butte | |
| Coordinates: 61°02′02″N 123°22′50″W / 61.03389°N 123.38056°WCoordinates: 61°02′02″N 123°22′50″W / 61.03389°N 123.38056°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Dehcho Region |
| Constituency | Nahendeh |
| Census division | Region 4 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Steve Vital |
| • Management Consultant | Soham Srimani |
| • MLA | Shane Thompson |
| Area | |
| • Land | 78.99 km2 (30.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 87 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0N0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 602 |
| - Living cost | 147.5A |
| - Food price index | 139.4B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Canada Flight Supplement[4] ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5] ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[5] | |
Nahanni Butte (/nəˈhæni/ nə-HAN-ee; Slavey language: Tthenáágó [t̪θɛnáːkó] "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority"[6] in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located at the confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part of the NWT.
Although it was not normally accessible by road, a winter road was constructed yearly until an all-season road was completed in October 2010 as far as the Liard River. Access from there is by river taxi in summer and ice road in winter; there are no plans for a vehicle ferry.
Demographics[]
Population is 87 according to the 2016 Census a decrease of 14.7% from the 2011 Census and there are 80 First Nations people and 40 people speak a Slavey language.[1] In 2017 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 97 with an average yearly growth rate of -1.2% from 2001.[5]
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| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Nations[]
The Dene of the community are represented by the Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)
- ^ "NWT Communities - Nahanni Butte". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Nahanni Butte - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
- ^ Differences in Community Government Structure
- ^ Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT
- ^ Dehcho First Nations Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
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| Dehcho Region | |
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| Inuvik Region | |
| North Slave Region | |
| Sahtu Region | |
| South Slave Region | |
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- Communities in the Dehcho Region
- Dene communities
- Road-inaccessible communities of the Northwest Territories