Dettah, Northwest Territories

Infobox Settlement
name = Dettah
native_name = Detah
other_name = Location map polarx
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lat = 62.411389
long = -114.3075
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width=250
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settlement_type = Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah)
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 = Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = North Slave Region
subdivision_type3 = Constituency
subdivision_name3 = Weledeh
subdivision_type4 = Census division
subdivision_name4 = Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
leader_title = Chief
leader_name = Edward Sangris
leader_title1 = Chief Executive Officer
leader_name1 = John Carter
leader_title2 = MLA
leader_name2 = Bob Bromley
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area_land_km2 = 1.34
elevation_m = 179
latd= 62.411389
longd= -114.3075
population_total = 247
population_density_km2 = 184.9
timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code
postal_code = X1A
area_code = 867
blank_name = Telephone exchanges
blank_info = 444 445 446 669 765 766 873 920
footnotes = Sources:Community Governance Data List [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/printpage.asp?Other=FALSE Community Governance Data List] ] ,
2006 Canada Census [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6106021&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Detah&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Census] ] ,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre [http://www.pwnhc.ca/programs/downloads/OfficialCommunityNames.pdf Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names] ] ,
Canada Flight Supplement [CFS]

Dettah or Detah is a First Nations [ [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structures] ] 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 mi) drive from that town by ice road in winter or a 27 km (18.8 mi) drive on an all-season road. 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. 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. [ [http://nwt-tno.inac-ainc.gc.ca/mpf/stakehld/akaitgov_e.htm Indian and Northern Affairs Canada] ]

References

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

* [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/communityresult.asp?ComCode=104 Municipal Affairs and Community Administration profile]
* [http://www.stats.gov.nt.ca/Infrastructure/Comm%20Sheets/Detah.html Detah at the GNWT]