Dehcho Region
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The Dehcho Region is one of five administrative regions
in the Northwest Territories
. The region consists of six communities with the regional office situated in Fort Simpson. All communities in the Dehcho are predominately First Nations
.
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
in 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...
. The region consists of six communities with the regional office situated in Fort Simpson. All communities in the Dehcho are predominately First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
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Communities
The Dehcho Region aincludes the following communities:| Community name | Translation | Governance | Population 2006 |
% change from 2001 |
Location |
| Fort Liard | Echaot'l Koe; people from the land of the giants | Hamlet | 583 | 10.0% | |
| Fort Simpson | Liidlii Kue; place where rivers come together | Village | 1,216 | 4.6% | |
| Jean Marie River | Tthedzehk'edeli; water flowing over clay | First Nation - Designated Authority (TthedzehK'edeli First Nation) | 81 | 62.0% | |
| Nahanni Butte | Tthenáágó; strong rock | Dene Band - Designated Authority (Nahanni Butte Dene Band) | 115 | 7.5% | |
| Trout Lake Trout Lake, Northwest Territories Trout 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... |
Sambaa K'e | Dene Band - Designated Authority (Sambaa K'e Dene Band) | 86 | 22.9% | |
| Wrigley | Pedzéh Kñ; clay place | First Nation - Designated Authority (Pehdzeh Ki First Nation Pehdzeh Ki First Nation The 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.... ) |
122 | -33.0% | |