Dehcho First Nations
Encyclopedia
The Dehcho First Nations is an organization representing the Dene
and Métis
people of the Northwest Territories
, Canada
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Dene
The Dene are an aboriginal group of First Nations who live in the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dené speak Northern Athabaskan languages. Dene is the common Athabaskan word for "people" . The term "Dene" has two usages...
and Métis
Métis people (Canada)
The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
people of the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Members
- Acho Dene Koe Band - Fort LiardFort Liard, Northwest TerritoriesFort Liard is a hamlet in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located 37 km north of the British Columbia border...
- Fort Liard Métis Local 67 - Fort Liard Métis
- Deh Gah Gotie Dene Council - Fort ProvidenceFort Providence, Northwest TerritoriesFort Providence is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada...
- Fort Providence Métis Local 57 - Fort Providence Métis
- Liidli Kue First Nation - Fort SimpsonFort Simpson, Northwest TerritoriesFort Simpson is a village in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on an island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard Rivers...
- Fort Simpson Métis Local 52 - Fort Simpson Métis
- Katl'odeeche First Nation - Hay River ReserveHay River ReserveHay River Reserve is the only Indian reserve in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in the South Slave Region, it is a Slavey community with a population of 309 as of the 2006 census. The main languages on the reserve are South Slavey, Chipewyan and English...
- West Point First Nation - West Point (Ts’ueh Nda – Spruce Point)
- Jean Marie River First Nation - Jean Marie RiverJean Marie River, Northwest TerritoriesJean Marie River is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the Jean Marie River where it joins the Mackenzie River...
- Ka’agee Tu First Nation - KakisaKakisa, Northwest TerritoriesKakisa is a "Designated Authority" in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on a lake of the same name, and is southeast of Fort Providence...
- Nahanni Butte Dene Band - Nahanni ButteNahanni Butte, Northwest TerritoriesNahanni Butte is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada...
- Sambaa K’e Dene Band - Trout LakeTrout Lake, Northwest TerritoriesTrout Lake is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern NWT. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year.Population is 86 according to...
- Begaee Shuhagot’ine - TulitaTulita, Northwest TerritoriesTulita, which in Dene language means "where the rivers or waters meet," is a hamlet in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was formerly known as Fort Norman, until 1 January 1996...
- Pehdzeh Ki First NationPehdzeh Ki First NationThe Pehdzeh Ki First Nation is a member of the Dehcho First Nations in the Northwest Territories of Canada. In September of 2004 David Moses was elected to a two-year term as Chief of the First Nation....
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