Sahtu Region
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The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions
Region
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 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%
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