Dettah

Dettah Detah
—  Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah)  —
Dettah
Coordinates: 62°24′41″N 114°18′27″W / 62.41139°N 114.3075°W / 62.41139; -114.3075Coordinates: 62°24′41″N 114°18′27″W / 62.41139°N 114.3075°W / 62.41139; -114.3075
Country	Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories
Region	North Slave Region
Constituency	Weledeh
Census division	Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
Government
– Chief	Edward Sangris
– Chief Executive Officer	John Carter
– MLA	Bob Bromley
Area
– Land	1.34 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population
– Total	247
– Density	184.9/km2 (478.9/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:Community Governance Data List[1], 2006 Canada Census[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.

According to the 2006 Census, Dettah had a population of 247 people, consisting almost entirely of First Nations.^[2] In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 257 with an average yearly growth rate of 2.2 from 1996.^[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

Dettah government building

1. ^ Community Governance Data List
2. ^ ^{a b} 2006 Census
3. ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
4. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
5. ^ Differences in Community Government Structures
6. ^ Detah - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
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.

External links

• Municipal Affairs and Community Administration profile