North Slave Region
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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
.
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 eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife 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 North Slave Region aincludes the following communities:| Community name | Translation | Governance | Population 2006 |
% change from 2001 |
Location |
| 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:*Behchoko*Gameti*Wekweeti*Whatì-External links:*... ) |
1,894 | 11.3% | |
| Dettah | burnt point | Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) | 247 | 5.6% | |
| 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:*Behchoko*Gameti*Wekweeti*Whatì-External links:*... ) |
283 | 3.3% | |
| Lutselk'e | place of the Łutsel, a type of small fish | Dene Band - Designated Authority (Lutsel K'e Dene Band) | 318 | -1.2% | |
| 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) | 200 | n/a | ||
| 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:*Behchoko*Gameti*Wekweeti*Whatì-External links:*... ) |
137 | 4.6% | |
| 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:*Behchoko*Gameti*Wekweeti*Whatì-External links:*... ) |
460 | 1.5% | |
| Yellowknife | Sömbak'è; money place | City | 18,700 | 13.1% | |