Lutselk'e
| Łutselk'e Łutsel K'e |
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| — First Nation - Designated Authority of Łutselk'e — | |
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| Coordinates: 62°24′19″N 110°44′19″W / 62.40528°N 110.73861°WCoordinates: 62°24′19″N 110°44′19″W / 62.40528°N 110.73861°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Territory |  Northwest Territories |
| Region | North Slave |
| Territorial electoral district | Tu Nedhe |
| Census division | Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories |
| Settled | |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Antoine Michel |
| • Band Manager | Ray Griffith |
| • MLA | Tom Beaulieu |
| Area | |
| • Land | 43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 318 |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 370 |
| Sources: Community Governance Data List[1] 2006 Canada Census[2], Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre[3], Canada Flight Supplement[4] |
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Łutselk'e ("place of the Łutsel", a type of small fish), also spelt Łutsel K'e, is a "designated authority"[5] in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on the south shore near the eastern end of Great Slave Lake and until 1 July 1992, it was known as Snowdrift, as the community lies near the mouth of the Snowdrift River.[6]
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[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Year | Pop. | %± | |
| 1996 | 326 |
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| 1997 | 327 | 0.3% | |
| 1998 | 335 | 2.4% | |
| 1999 | 352 | 5.1% | |
| 2000 | 355 | 0.9% | |
| 2001 | 358 | 0.8% | |
| 2002 | 391 | 9.2% | |
| 2003 | 392 | 0.3% | |
| 2004 | 378 | -3.6% | |
| 2005 | 352 | -6.9% | |
| 2006 | 334 | -5.1% | |
| 2007 | 328 | -1.8% | |
| 2008 | 322 | -1.8% | |
| 2009 | 312 | -3.1% | |
| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics[7] | |||
Population is 318 according to the 2006 Census, the majority of which are First Nations.[2] The main languages in the community are Chipewyan and English.[8]
[edit] Services
There is a two-person Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment and health centre with two nurses in the community. There is a single grocery store, the Lutselk'e Co-op, a post office and nine lodges or outfitters in the area. Education in the community goes up to Grade 12 and there is also a community learning centre run by Aurora College.[9][10]
Although not accessible by road there is an airport, Lutselk'e Airport, with scheduled services from Yellowknife and an annual sealift is provided by Northern Transportation Company Limited from Hay River in the summer.[8] Lutselk'e Water Aerodrome is available in the summer months when the lake is clear of ice.
[edit] First Nations
Łutsel K'e is represented by the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Community Governance Data List
- ^ a b Canada Census, Lutselk'e
- ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Differences in Community Government Structure
- ^ "Snowdrift River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=LAWFX&output=xml. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcomstat; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text - ^ a b Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Łutsel K'e profile
- ^ Infrastructure
- ^ Northwestel
- ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
[edit] Further reading
- Barnes, F.Q. Snowdrift Map-Area, District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories (Preliminary Report). Geological Survey of Canada paper, 51-6. Ottawa, Ont: GSC, 1951.
- Bielawski, E. The Desecration of Nánúlá Kúé Impact of Taltson Hydroelectric Development on Dene Sonline. [s.l.]: Łutsel K'E Dene First Nation, 1993.
- Canada, and M. M. Dillom Limited. Final Report Environmental Assessment Studies, Northern Canada Power Commission Facilities at Snowdrift, Repulse Bay and Grise Fiord, Northwest Territories. Edmonton, Alta: Environment Canada, 1978.
- Chambers, Cynthia Maude. Damaged and Needing Help Violence and Abuse in Aboriginal Families in Yellowknife and Lutsel K'e. [S.l.]: Lutra Associates, 1993.
- 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.
- Parlee, Brenda, Evelyn Marlowe, Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation. Traditional Knowledge on Community Health Community-Based Monitoring. Yellowknife: West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, 1998.
- Shinpo, Mitsuru, and Cyntha Struthers. A Preliminary Report Prepared for the Snowdrift Indian Band. Waterloo, Ont: St. Jerome's College, University of Waterloo, 1990.
- Weitzner, Viviane. Dealing Full Force Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation's Experience Negotiating with Mining Companies. Ottawa, Ont: North-South Institute, 2006.
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