Sahtu Region
Encyclopedia
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
.
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...
in Canada
Canada
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. 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
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 Sahtu Region aincludes the following communities:| Community name | Translation | Governance | Population 2006 |
% change from 2001 |
Location |
| 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) | 126 | 23.5% | |
| Deline | where the waters flow | Charter Community | 525 | -2.1% | |
| Fort Good Hope | Rádeyîlîkóé; rapids place | Charter Community | 557 | 1.5% | |
| Norman Wells | Tåegõhtî; where there is oil | Town | 761 | -1.8% | |
| 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 | 505 | 6.8% | |