List of communities in the Northwest Territories

Communities recognised by the Government of the Northwest Territories

Community name	Translation	Governance	Administrative region	Census division	Population 2006	% change from 2001	Location
Aklavik	barren-ground grizzly place	Hamlet	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	594	-6.0%	68°13′08"N 135°00′31"W
Behchoko	Mbehcho's place	Community Government (Tlicho Tlicho Government The Tlicho Government is a First Nations organization representing the Tli Cho people of the Northwest Territories, Canada.-Members:BehchokoGametiWekweetiWhatì-External links:*... )	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	1,894	11.3%	62°48′09"N 116°02′47"W
Colville Lake Colville Lake, Northwest Territories Colville Lake is a settlement corporation located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located 50 km north of the Arctic Circle, on a lake of the same name, and is northeast of Norman Wells.Population is 126 according to the 2006 Census, of which the majority...	K'áhbamñtúé; ptarmigan net place	Settlement Corporation (Behdzi Ahda First Nation)	Sahtu Sahtu Region The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The Sahtu Region...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	126	23.5%	67°02′18"N 126°05′32"W
Deline	where the waters flow	Charter Community	Sahtu Sahtu Region The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The Sahtu Region...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	525	-2.1%	65°11′12"N 123°25′18"W
Dettah	burnt point	Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah)	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	247	5.6%	62°24′41"N 114°18′27"W
Enterprise Enterprise, Northwest Territories Enterprise is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located between Great Slave Lake and the Alberta border on the Hay River....		Hamlet	South Slave South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	97	44.8%	60°33′24"N 116°08′34"W
Fort Good Hope	Rádeyîlîkóé; rapids place	Charter Community	Sahtu Sahtu Region The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The Sahtu Region...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	557	1.5%	66°15′31"N 128°37′43"W
Fort Liard	Echaot'l Koe; people from the land of the giants	Hamlet	Dehcho Dehcho Region 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.-Communities:...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	583	10.0%	60°14′27"N 123°28′11"W
Fort McPherson Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories Fort McPherson is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the east bank of the Peel River and is south of Inuvik on the Dempster Highway....	Teet'lit Zhen; at the head of the waters place	Hamlet	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	761	0.4%	67°26′07"N 134°52′55"W
Fort Providence	Zhahti Koe; mission house	Hamlet	South Slave South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	727	-3.5%	61°21′17"N 117°39′36"W
Fort Resolution	Deninoo Kue; moose island	Community Council (Deninoo)	South Slave South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	484	-15.7%	61°10′18"N 113°40′18"W
Fort Simpson	Liidlii Kue; place where rivers come together	Village	Dehcho Dehcho Region 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.-Communities:...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	1,216	4.6%	61°51′47"N 121°21′18"W
Fort Smith Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...	Thebacha; beside the rapids	Town	South Slave South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	2,364	8.2%	60°00′19"N 111°53′26"W
Gamèti	rabbit net place	Community Government (Tlicho Tlicho Government The Tlicho Government is a First Nations organization representing the Tli Cho people of the Northwest Territories, Canada.-Members:BehchokoGametiWekweetiWhatì-External links:*... )	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	283	3.3%	64°06′44"N 117°21′13"W
Hay River Reserve Hay River Reserve Hay 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...	Xátå'odehchee; Hay River	K'atlodeechee First Nation	South Slave South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	309	14.9%	60°50′01"N 115°45′57"W
Hay River Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...	Xátå'odehchee; Hay River	Town	South Slave South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	3,648	3.9%	60°49′59"N 115°46′40"W
Inuvik	place of man	Town	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	3,484	10.5%	68°21′42"N 133°43′50"W
Jean Marie River	Tthedzehk'edeli; water flowing over clay	First Nation - Designated Authority (TthedzehK'edeli First Nation)	Dehcho Dehcho Region 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.-Communities:...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	81	62.0%	61°31′33"N 120°37′38"W
Kakisa	K’agee; between the willows	First Nation - Designated Authority (Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation)	South Slave South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	52	30.0%	60°56′24"N 117°24′51"W
Lutselk'e	place of the Łutsel, a type of small fish	Dene Band - Designated Authority (Lutsel K'e Dene Band)	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	318	-1.2%	62°24′19"N 110°44′22"W
Nahanni Butte	Tthenáágó; strong rock	Dene Band - Designated Authority (Nahanni Butte Dene Band)	Dehcho Dehcho Region 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.-Communities:...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	115	7.5%	61°02′02"N 123°22′50"W
N'Dilo N'Dilo N'Dilo is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The small Dene community is located on the edge of Yellowknife on the tip of Latham Island.It has a population of approximately 200 people...		Yellowknives Dene First Nation (N'dilo)	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	200	n/a	62°28′40"N 114°20′03"W
Norman Wells	Tåegõhtî; where there is oil	Town	Sahtu Sahtu Region The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The Sahtu Region...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	761	-1.8%	65°16′59"N 126°50′58"W
Paulatuk	Paulatuuq; place of coal	Hamlet	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	294	2.8%	69°21′05"N 124°04′10"W
Sachs Harbour	Ikahuak; place to which you cross	Hamlet	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	122	7.0%	71°59′08"N 125°14′53"W
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)	Dehcho Dehcho Region 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.-Communities:...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	86	22.9%	60°26′33"N 121°14′43"W
Tsiigehtchic	mouth of the iron river	Charter Community	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	175	-10.3%	67°26′26"N 133°44′43"W
Tuktoyaktuk	looks like a caribou	Hamlet	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	870	-6.5%	69°26′34"N 133°01′52"W
Tulita Tulita Tulita, 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...	where the waters meet	Hamlet	Sahtu Sahtu Region The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The Sahtu Region...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	505	6.8%	64°54′01"N 125°34′39"W
Ulukhaktok	where there is material for ulus	Hamlet	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	Inuvik Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	398	0.0%	70°44′11"N 117°46′05"W
Wekweeti	rock lake	Community Government (Tlicho Tlicho Government The Tlicho Government is a First Nations organization representing the Tli Cho people of the Northwest Territories, Canada.-Members:BehchokoGametiWekweetiWhatì-External links:*... )	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	137	4.6%	64°11′25"N 114°10′58"W
Whatì	marten lake	Community Government (Tlicho Tlicho Government The Tlicho Government is a First Nations organization representing the Tli Cho people of the Northwest Territories, Canada.-Members:BehchokoGametiWekweetiWhatì-External links:*... )	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	460	1.5%	63°08′40"N 117°16′22"W
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.... )	Dehcho Dehcho Region 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.-Communities:...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	122	-33.0%	63°13′41"N 123°28′12"W
Yellowknife	Sömbak'è; money place	City	North Slave North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	Fort Smith Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	18,700	13.1%	62°26′32"N 114°23′51"W

Regional populations (Census division)
Fort Smith Region Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories Fort Smith Region is one of Statistics Canada's two census divisions of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It contains more than 77 percent of the population and more than 54 percent of the land area of the Northwest Territories. Its main economic centre is the territorial capital of Yellowknife...	22 communities	31,933	Fort Smith, Unorganized	339
Inuvik Region Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories The Inuvik Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik...	13 communities	9,187	Inuvik, Unorganized	5

Regional populations (administrative divisions)
Dehcho Region Dehcho Region 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.-Communities:...	6 communities	2,203
Inuvik Region	8 communities	6,698
North Slave Region North Slave Region The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...	8 communities	22,239
Sahtu Region Sahtu Region The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The Sahtu Region...	5 communities	2,474
South Slave Region South Slave Region The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of seven communities with the regional offices situated in Fort Smith and Hay River. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominately First...	7 communities	7,681

Former Distant Early Warning Line
Distant Early Warning Line
The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland...

and current North Warning System
North Warning System
The North Warning System is a joint United States and Canadian radar system for the atmospheric air defense of North America. It provides surveillance of airspace from potential incursions or attacks from across North America's polar region...

sites

Atkinson Point (BAR-D)
Cape Parry
Cape Parry
Cape Parry is a headland in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located at the northern tip of the Parry Peninsula, it projects into Amundsen Gulf, from the North Pole. The nearest settlement is Paulatuk, to the south, and Fiji Island is located to the west...

(PIN-MAIN)
Clinton Point (PIN-1)
Horton River
Horton River (Canada)
The Horton River is a river in Inuvik and Sahtu Regions, Northwest Territories and Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a tributary of the Beaufort Sea and hence part of the Arctic Ocean drainage basin. Only the first few kilometres from its source are within Nunavut.-Course:The river begins at...

(Malloch Hills) (BAR-E)
Keats Point (PIN-1BD)
Liverpool Bay (BAR-DA1)

Nicholson Peninsula (BAR-4)
Pearce Point (PIN-A)
Storm Hills (BAR-BA3)
Tuktoyaktuk (BAR-3)
Tununuk Camp (BAR-C)

Weather stations and military bases

Mould Bay
Prince Patrick Island
A member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Prince Patrick Island is the westernmost of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The area of the island is , making it the 55th largest island in the world and Canada's 14th largest island...

on Prince Patrick Island
Ekati Airport
Ekati Airport
Ekati Airport is located at the Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada and is operated by BHP Billiton Canada Inc. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency. It is a busy aerodrome with blasting in the area and barren-ground caribou may be found on the...

(Lac de Gras
Lac de Gras
Lac de Gras is a lake approximately 300 km north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Lac de Gras was the centre of the Canadian diamond rush of the 1990s. There are two working diamond mines in the area, Ekati Diamond Mine, and Diavik Diamond Mine.It was called Ekati by aboriginal...

)

Mine sites

Cantung Mine
Cantung Mine
Cantung Mine is a tungsten producer in the Nahanni area of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located northeast of Watson Lake in the Flat River Valley of the Selwyn Range close to the Yukon border. Tungsten was originally discovered in the area in 1954 by prospectors. Cantung Mine operated from...

(tungsten)
Diavik Diamond Mine
Diavik Diamond Mine
The Diavik Diamond Mine is a diamond mine in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, about north of Yellowknife.It has become an important part of the regional economy, employing 700, grossing C$100 million in sales, and producing 8 million carats of diamonds annually...
Ekati Diamond Mine
Ekati Diamond Mine
The EKATI Diamond Mine is Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine. It is located north-east of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and about south of the Arctic circle, near Lac de Gras. EKATI is a joint venture between BHP Billiton Canada Inc...
Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project
Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project
The Gahcho Kué Diamond Project is located on the Canadian tundra in the Northwest Territories. It is situated at Kennady Lake , in the Akaitcho Treaty 8 Territory AK claim block, which is southeast of the Snap Lake Diamond Mine Project and approximately east northeast of Yellowknife...
Snap Lake Diamond Mine
Snap Lake Diamond Mine
The Snap Lake Diamond Mine is located about northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and, according to De Beers, was their first mine outside Africa and Canada's first completely underground diamond mine....

Other places

Canol Camp
Canol Road
The Canol Road was part of a project to build a pipeline and a road from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories to Whitehorse, Yukon during World War II. The pipeline no longer exists, but the long Yukon portion of the road is maintained by the Yukon Government during summer months...
Discovery
Discovery Mine
The Discovery Mine was a gold mine 81 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories that operated between 1950 and 1969. Gold was discovered here by Alfred Giauque in 1944....
Fort Confidence
Fort Confidence, Northwest Territories
Fort Confidence, located at the mouth of the Dease River on the eastern tip of the Dease Arm of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, was a Hudson's Bay Company post built in 1837 by Peter Warren Dease and Thomas Simpson during exploration of the Great Bear Lake and Coppermine River area, serving...
Old Fort Providence
Old Fort Providence, Northwest Territories
Old Fort Providence, located near the mouth of Yellowknife Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada, was one of the first fur trading outposts on Great Slave Lake. It was established in 1786 by Peter Pond of the North West Company and later operated by Sir Alexander Mackenzie...
Pine Point
Pine Point, Northwest Territories
Pine Point was the townsite built at the Pine Point Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada, which was an open-pit lead and zinc mine.The first buildings were erected in 1952 during the original exploration and development campaign, and even before that a number of log cabins had been built in...
Port Radium
Port Radium, Northwest Territories
Port Radium is a mining area on the eastern shore of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. It included the settlement of Cameron Bay and the Eldorado Mine and Echo Bay Mine. The name Port Radium did not come into use until 1936 and at the time it was in reference to the region as a whole...
Rayrock
Rayrock Mine
The Rayrock Mine was a uranium producing venture in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the south side of Maryleer Lake and the north shore of Fault Lake, 169 kilometers northwest of Yellowknife and 74 kilometres northwest of Rae. Radioactive deposits were originally staked in 1948...
Tungsten
Tungsten, Northwest Territories
The townsite of Tungsten is located at Cantung Mine in the Northwest Territories. It is accessible from Watson Lake, Yukon. Tungsten was built in 1961 and the tungsten mine went into operation in 1962 as a large open pit mine high in the Mackenzie Mountains. It originally consisted of several small...

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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre NWT Official Community Names (GNWT Cultural Places Program)

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