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