Dettah

Dettah Detah
Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah)
Dettah
Coordinates: 62°24′41″N 114°18′27″W / 62.41139°N 114.30750°WCoordinates: 62°24′41″N 114°18′27″W / 62.41139°N 114.30750°W
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Region	North Slave Region
Constituency	Weledeh
Census division	Region 6
Government
• Chief	Edward Sangris & Ernest Betsina
• Chief Executive Officer	Michael Cheeks
• MLA	Bob Bromley
Area[1]
• Land	1.34 km^2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	210
• Density	157.2/km^2 (407/sq mi)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Canadian Postal code	X1A
Area code(s)	867
Telephone exchanges	444 445 446 669 765 766 873 920
Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Canada Flight Supplement[4]

Dettah or Detah is a First Nations^[5] community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just outside the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km (4.0 mi) drive from that town by ice road in winter or a 27 km (17 mi) drive via the Ingraham Trail. The name means 'Burnt Point' in the Tli Cho language and refers to a traditional fishing camp used by the Dene for hundreds of years.

Demographics

Dettah government building

According to the 2011 Census, Dettah had a population of 210 people a decrease of 15.0% from the 2006 Census, consisting almost entirely of First Nations.^[1][6] In 2012, the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 260 with an average yearly growth rate of 1.9% from 2001.^[6]

Both it and N'Dilo are the communities of the Yellowknives. Dettah is represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.^[7]

References

1. Detah, SET Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)
2. "NWT Communities - Dettah". 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 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
5. Differences in Community Government Structures
6. Detah - Statistical Profile
7. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Further reading

• Northwest Territories, and BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. Communities and Diamonds Socio-Economic Impacts in the Communities of Behchoko, Gameti, Whati, Wekweeti, Detah, Ndilo, Lutsel K'e, and Yellowknife: 2005 Annual Report of the Government of the Northwest Territories Under the BHP Billiton, Diavik and De Beers Socio-Economic Agreements. [Yellowknife]: Govt. of the Northwest Territories, 2006.

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