Kakisa

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Kakisa
K'ágee
First Nation - Designated Authority
(Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation)
Country Canada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionSouth Slave Region
ConstituencyDeh Cho
Census divisionRegion 4
Settled1962
Government
 • ChiefLloyd Chicot
 • Council ManagerRuby Landry
 • MLAMichael McLeod
Area
 • Land94.80 km2 (36.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total45
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0E 1G4A
Area code867
Telephone exchange825
- Living cost132.5B
Sources:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2]
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3]
Canada Flight Supplement[4]
^A Postal code shared with Hay River
^B 2009 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5]

Kakisa[pronunciation?] (Slavey language: K’agee[pronunciation?]; between the willows) is a "Designated Authority"[6] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on a lake of the same name, and is southeast of Fort Providence. Originally located at Tathlina Lake, the community moved, in 1962, to the present location in order to be closer to the Mackenzie Highway and is linked by a 13 km (8.1 mi) all-weather road.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200140—    
200457+42.5%
200553−7.0%
200652−1.9%
200952+0.0%
201145−13.5%

Population is 45 according to the 2011 Census a decrease of 13.5% from the 2006 Census.[1] The majority of the community reported First Nations status. The main languages in the community are South Slavey and English. In 2012 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 54 and that 78.6% spoke an aboriginal language.[5]

Services

Royal Canadian Mounted Police services are provided through Fort Providence and no health services are available. There is a single grocery store, the "River Front Convenience Store-Motel" which serves visitors to the nearby Lady Evelyn Falls. Education, up to Grade 9, is provided by Kakisa Lake School.[8][9]

First Nations

The Dene of the community are represented by the Ka’agee Tu First Nation and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kakisa, SET Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)
  2. ^ "NWT Communities - Kakisa". 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
  6. ^ Differences in Community Government Structure
  7. ^ Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics
  8. ^ Kakisa Infrastructure Profile
  9. ^ Northwestel
  10. ^ Dehcho First Nations
  11. ^ Kakisa