Northlands Denesuline First Nation Explained

Band Name:Northlands Denesuline First Nation
Endonym:ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ
Nįh hots’į Dene
People:Dene and Denesuline
Headquarters:Lac Brochet, Manitoba 58.6161°N -101.5°W
Total Pop:1024
Chief:Simon Denechezhe
Tribal Council:Keewatin Tribal Council

The Northlands Denesuline First Nation (Chipewyan; Dene Suline: ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ, Nįh hots’į Dene) is a First Nations band government in northwestern Manitoba, Canada. This Dene or Denesuline population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eaters".

The community of Lac Brochet or Dahlu T’ua[1] (Chipewyan; Dene Suline: ᑕᐤᕊ ᕤᐧᐁ, Dahlu T’ua) ('Jackfish Lake')[2] is the administrative centre of the Northlands First Nation. Seven-hundred-twenty residents of Lac Brochet chose Dene as their mother tongue in 2011. English was spoken by most of the population.[3]

Territory

The territories of the First Nation include five parcels of land:

Membership

As of February 2013 the total membership of Northland First Nation was 1,024 with 868 members living on-reserve and 156 members living off-reserve.[4]

The First Nation is governed by a Chief and six councillors [4] and is affiliated with the Keewatin Tribal Council.[4] The Keewatin Tribal Council with its head office in Thompson represents eleven First Nations in Northern Manitoba.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://mfnerc.org/community-map/ Manitoba First Nations Education Resources - Traditional First Nation Community Names
  2. Web site: Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. - Traditional First Nations Community Names . 2020-11-24 . 2021-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204193644/http://www.trcm.ca/wp-content/uploads/Traditional-Names-Community-Map_MFNERC.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Canada Census 2011 Community Profile. 2013-03-23.
  4. Web site: AANDC (Registered Population) . . Government of Canada . 2013-03-23 .
  5. Web site: Keewatin Tribal Council Website. 2013-03-23. 2013-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20130104224357/http://www.ktc.ca/. dead.