| Sambaa K'e | |
| Settlement Type: | First Nation (Designated Authority) (Sambaa K'e 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: | Dolphus Jumbo |
| Leader Title1: | Band Manager |
| Leader Name1: | Ruby Jumbo |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Leader Name2: | Kevin Menicoche |
| Established Title: | Trading post |
| Established Date: | 1796 |
| Established Title1: | Settlement |
| Established Date1: | Late 1960s |
| Area Land Km2: | 119.51 |
| Elevation M: | 495 |
| Coordinates: | 60.4425°N -121.2453°W |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 88 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.7 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian Postal code |
| Postal Code: | X0E 1Z0 |
| Area Code: | 867 |
| Blank Name: | Telephone exchange |
| Blank Info: | 206 |
| Blank2 Name: | Prices |
| Blank3 Name: | - Living cost |
| Blank3 Info: | 162.5 |
| Blank4 Name: | - Food price index |
| Blank4 Info: | 144.1 |
| 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 |
Sambaa K'e (Slavey language: "place of trout"; formerly Trout Lake) is a "Designated Authority"[3] in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, on the shore of the lake also known as Sambaa K'e. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year or by air (Sambaa K'e Aerodrome) year-round.
On June 21, 2016, the settlement officially changed its name from "Trout Lake" to "Sambaa K'e", its name in the Slavey language, meaning "place of trout".[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sambaa K’e had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 118.01km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
The majority of its 2016 population (80 people) are First Nations and 45 report South Slavey as a first language.
The Dene of the community are represented by the Sambaa K'e First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[6]
The community has a small general store and a health centre and no RCMP.[7] Canada Post mail arrives weekly by charter plane. Residents can order books, movies and CDs through the Borrow by Mail program offered by the NWT Public Library Services.[8] There is a small airport, Sambaa K'e Aerodrome, and in the summer Trout Lake Water Aerodrome is in operation.
The community runs the Sambaa K'e Fishing Lodge, an authentic northern fishing experience, in the summer months.