Sambaa K'e
Sambaa K'e | |
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First Nation (Designated Authority) (Sambaa K'e Dene Band) | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Dehcho Region |
| Constituency | Nahendeh |
| Census division | Region 4 |
| Trading post | 1796 |
| Settlement | Late 1960s |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Dolphus Jumbo |
| • Band Manager | Ruby Jumbo |
| • MLA | Kevin Menicoche |
| Area | |
| • Land | 119.51 km2 (46.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 92 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 1Z0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 206 |
| - Living cost | 152.5A |
| - Food price index | 122.2B |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Canada Flight Supplement[4] ^A 2009 figure based on Edmonton = 100[5] ^B 2010 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[5] | |
Sambaa K'eCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). (Slavey language: "place of trout"[pronunciation?]; formerly Trout Lake) is a "Designated Authority"[6] in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern NWT. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year or by air (Trout Lake Airport) year-round.
On June 21, 2016, the settlement officially changed its name from "Trout Lake" to "Sambaa K'e", its name in the Slavey language, meaning "place of trout".[7]
Demographics
Population is 92 according to the 2011 Census, an increase of 7.0% over the 2006 Census, the majority of which are First Nations.[1]
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First Nations
The Dene of the community are represented by the Sambaa K’e Dene Band and belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[8]
Services
The community has a small general store and a health center and no RCMP.[9] Canada Post mail arrives weekly by charter plane. Residents can order books, movies and CDs through the Borrow by Mail program offered by the NWT Public Library Services.[10] There is a small airport, Trout Lake Airport, and in the summer Trout Lake Water Aerodrome is in operation.[4]
The community runs the Sambaa K'e Fishing Lodge, an authentic northern fishing experience, in the summer months.
References
- ^ a b c Trout Lake, SET Northwest Territories (Census subdivision)
- ^ "NWT Communities - Trout Lake". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "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) - ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Trout Lake - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
- ^ Differences in Community Government Structure
- ^ Trout Lake, N.W.T., changes its name to Sambaa K'e
- ^ Sambaa K’e Dene Band at the Dehcho First Nations
- ^ Trout Lake Infrastructure Profile
- ^ Borrow-By-Mail
