| Jean Marie River | |
| Native Name: | Tthek'éhdélį or Tthek'edeli |
| Settlement Type: | First Nation - Designated Authority (Tthek'éhdélį First Nation) |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Northwest Territories#Canada |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northwest Territories |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dehcho Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Constituency |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nahendeh |
| Subdivision Type4: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name4: | Region 4 |
| Leader Title: | Chief |
| Leader Name: | Stanley Sanguez |
| Leader Title1: | Senior Administrative Officer |
| Leader Name1: | Brenda McDonald |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Leader Name2: | Kevin Menicoche |
| Area Land Km2: | 37.35 |
| Elevation M: | 143 |
| Coordinates: | 61.5258°N -120.6272°W |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 77 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.1 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian Postal code |
| Postal Code: | X0E 0N0 |
| Area Code: | 867 |
| Blank Name: | Telephone exchange |
| Blank Info: | 809 |
| Blank2 Name: | Prices |
| Blank3 Name: | - Living cost |
| Blank3 Info: | 142.5 |
| Website: | www.jmrfn.com |
| Footnotes: | Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[1] Canada Flight Supplement Postal code shared with Fort Simpson 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[2] |
Jean Marie River (Slavey language: Tthek'éhdélį or Tthek'edeli "water flowing over clay") is a "Designated Authority"[3] in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the Jean Marie River where it joins the Mackenzie River. The community has a small airport, Jean Marie River Airport, and is accessible by charter aircraft throughout the year and by the all-season JMR Access Road 27km (17miles) from the Mackenzie Highway.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jean Marie River had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 37.5km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In 2016, the majority of its population was First Nations. The main languages in the community are Dene Zhatie (South Slavey) and English.[6]
Royal Canadian Mounted Police services are provided through Fort Simpson. There is neither a hospital nor a health centre but a health station, the "Jean Marie Health Cabin", located in Jean Marie River. There is currently no grocery store, but there are accommodations and a visitors centre. Education is provided through the Louie Norwegian School[7] and provides education up to Grade 10.[8] [9]
The Dene of the community are represented by the Jean Marie River First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[10] [11]
On May 7, 2021, the Mackenzie River flooded, damaging 22 of the community's 26 homes and its only school, disabling the only power plant servicing the community, and causing significant diesel spills.[12] Rebuilding had begun by the 9th of June; residents raised objections to the slowness of the authorities' approach, and a lack of guidance in relation to oil spills which had left many homes smelling strongly of diesel.[13] [14]