Nahanni Butte Explained

Nahanni Butte
Native Name:Tthenáágó
Settlement Type:First Nations/Dene Band - Designated Authority
(Nahanni Butte Dene Band)
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:Steve Vital
Leader Title1:Band Manager
Leader Name1:Soham Srimani
Leader Title2:MLA
Leader Name2:Shane Thompson
Area Land Km2:78.99
Elevation M:182
Coordinates:61.0339°N -123.3806°W
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:87
Population Density Km2:1.1
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Postal Code Type:Canadian Postal code
Postal Code:X0E 0C1 & X0E 2N0
Area Code:867
Blank Name:Telephone exchange
Blank Info:602
Blank2 Name:Prices
Blank3 Name:- Living cost
Blank3 Info:147.5
Blank4 Name:- Food price index
Blank4 Info:139.4
Footnotes:Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[1]
Canada Flight Supplement
2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[2]
2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100

Nahanni Butte (; Slavey language: Tthenáágó in Athapascan languages pronounced as /t̪θɛnáːkó/ "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority"[3] 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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Nahanni Butte had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 79.42km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In 2016, there were 80 First Nations people and 40 people speak a Slavey language.

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide . . Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories . Yellowknife . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110003/http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/ . 2016-01-13 . live . 2016-01-13.
  2. https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Nahanni%20Butte.pdf Nahanni Butte - Statistical Profile
  3. http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structure
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories . . February 9, 2022 . February 18, 2022.
  5. http://www.dehchofirstnations.com/members/index.html Dehcho First Nations