Northlands Dene First Nation
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The Northlands Dene First Nation is a first nation located at Lac Brochet
, in the northwestern part of Manitoba
. The population is about 600 Dené
who speak Chipewyan and were sometimes referred to in history as "Caribou-eaters".
Lac Brochet, Manitoba
Lac Brochet is a Dene community in Manitoba, Canada situated on a lake of the same name. The community has a population of 629 of which 610 are registered Indian. The median age is just under 20 years old....
, in the northwestern part of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The population is about 600 Dené
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...
who speak Chipewyan and were sometimes referred to in history as "Caribou-eaters".