Dettah, Northwest Territories
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| — Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) — | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave Region |
| Constituency | Weledeh |
| Census division | Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories |
| Government | |
| - Chief | Edward Sangris |
| - Chief Executive Officer | John Carter |
| - MLA | Bob Bromley |
| Area | |
| - Land | 1.34 km² (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 247 |
| - Density | 184.9/km² (478.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X1A |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchanges | 444 445 446 669 765 766 873 920 |
| Sources:Community Governance Data List[1], 2006 Canada Census[2], Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[3], Canada Flight Supplement[4] |
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Dettah or Detah is a First Nations[5] community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just outside the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km (4 mi) drive from that town by ice road in winter or a 27 km (18.8 mi) drive on an all-season road. The name means 'Burnt Point' in the Tli Cho language, and refers to a traditional fishing camp, used by the Dene for hundreds of years.
According to the 2006 Census, Dettah had a population of 247 people, consisting almost entirely of First Nations.[2] Both it and N'Dilo are the communities of the Yellowknives. Dettah is represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Community Governance Data List
- ^ a b 2006 Census
- ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ Differences in Community Government Structures
- ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
[edit] Further reading
- Northwest Territories, and BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. Communities and Diamonds Socio-Economic Impacts in the Communities of: Behchoko, Gameti, Whati, Wekweeti, Detah, Ndilo, Lutsel K'e, and Yellowknife : 2005 Annual Report of the Government of the Northwest Territories Under the BHP Billiton, Diavik and De Beers Socio-Economic Agreements. [Yellowknife]: Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 2006.
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