Nahanni Butte

Nahanni Butte (/nəˈhæni/ nə-HAN-ee; Slavey language: Tthenáágó [t̪θɛnáːkó] "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority"[6] in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located at the confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part of the NWT.

Nahanni Butte Tthenáágó
First Nations/Dene Band - Designated Authority (Nahanni Butte Dene Band)
The Band Office in Nahanni Butte
Nahanni Butte Nahanni Butte
Coordinates: 61°02′02″N 123°22′50″W
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Region	Dehcho Region
Constituency	Nahendeh
Census division	Region 4
Government
• Chief	Peter Marcellais
• Senior Administrative Officer	Roy Erasmus Jr.
• MLA	Shane Thompson
Area [1]
• Land	78.99 km^2 (30.50 sq mi)
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	87
• Density	1.1/km^2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code	X0E 0N0
Area code(s)	867
Telephone exchange	602
- Living cost	147.5^A
- Food price index	139.4^B
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Canada Flight Supplement[4] ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5] ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[5]

Although it was not normally accessible by road, a winter road was constructed yearly until an all-season road was completed in October 2010 as far as the Liard River. Access from there is by river taxi in summer and ice road in winter; there are no plans for a vehicle ferry.

Demographics

Population is 87 according to the 2016 Census a decrease of 14.7% from the 2011 Census and there are 80 First Nations people and 40 people speak a Slavey language.[1] In 2017 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 97 with an average yearly growth rate of -1.2% from 2001.[5]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1996 75 —     1997 75 +0.0% 1998 82 +9.3% 1999 105 +28.0% 2000 107 +1.9% 2001 111 +3.7% 2002 115 +3.6% 2003 110 −4.3% 2004 110 +0.0% 2005 115 +4.5% 2006 118 +2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2007 116 −1.7% 2008 113 −2.6% 2009 110 −2.7% 2010 109 −0.9% 2011 103 −5.5% 2012 98 −4.9% 2013 97 −1.0% 2014 94 −3.1% 2015 92 −2.1% 2016 93 +1.1% 2017 97 +4.3%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2001 - 2017)[7]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[8]

See also

• Nahanni Butte Airport
• Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome

References

1. Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)
2. "NWT Communities - Nahanni Butte". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
3. "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
4. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
5. Nahanni Butte - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
6. Differences in Community Government Structure
7. Population Estimates By Community from the GNWT
8. Dehcho First Nations Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine

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