Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories

Infobox Settlement
name = Fort Resolution
native_name = Deninoo Kue
other_name = Location map polarx
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settlement_type = Deninoo Community Council
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 = Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = South Slave Region
subdivision_type3 = Constituency
subdivision_name3 = Tu Nedhe
subdivision_type4 = Census division
subdivision_name4 = Fort Smith Region, Northwest Territories
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Elizabeth Ann Mckay
leader_title1 = Senior Administrative Officer
leader_name1 = Tausia Lal
leader_title2 = MLA
leader_name2 = Tom Beaulieu
established_title = Deninoo Community Council
established_date = 1 April 1988
area_land_km2 = 455.06
elevation_m = 160
latd= 61.171667
longd= -113.671667
population_total = 484
population_density_km2 = 1.1
timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
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postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code
postal_code = X0E 0M0
area_code = 867
blank_name = Telephone exchange
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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=6106018&Geo2=PR&Code2=61&Data=Count&SearchText=Fort%20Resolution&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] ] ,
Fort Resolution profile at the Legislative Assembly [ [http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/mapfortresolution.aspx Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Fort Resolution profile] ]
Canada Flight Supplement [CFS]

Fort Resolution (Deninoo Kue "moose island") is a "settlement corporation" [ [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structure] ] in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is situated at the mouth of the Slave River, on the shore of Great Slave Lake, and at the end of Fort Resolution Highway (Highway 6).

It is the oldest documented community in the Northwest Territory, and was a key link in the fur trade's water route north. Fort Resolution is designated as a national historic site , due to its importance to aboriginal culture and fur trade history.

Population is 484 according to the 2006 Census. The majority of townspeople are of Dene or Métis descent. The predominant languages are English, Chipewyan and Michif.

Fort Resolution features "Deninu School", offering schooling for children K-12. The town also has a hockey arena, community hall, nursing station, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, bed and breakfast, a 'Northern' general store with a "Quick-Stop" convenience store and two gas stations. A small airport, Fort Resolution Airport, services charter and medivac flights only. The oldest building in town is the historic Roman Catholic Church, built in the early 1800s. A second, Protestant, church offers an alternative worship option. The beach along Great Slave Lake is a prime spot for summer swimming, bird watching or relaxing. Local people engage in fishing, moose hunting, and trapping of ptarmigan and rabbit year-round.

The nearby site of Pine Point was once a thriving lead mine. When the value of lead plummeted in the 1980s, the mine closed, and the township was evacuated. Pine Point houses were sold for $1 apiece, and many of the buildings were then moved to Fort Resolution, or to Hay River.

"Deninu Days" in late August celebrate the beginning of moose hunting season with parades, traditional races, games and talent competitions. Recreational opportunities include camping, canoeing and fishing (self-guided, or available through several outfitters). "Little Buffalo River Crossing" is a nearby territorial park, with historical and natural attractions, accessible by road and featuring a campground with 12 sites.

Fort Resolution is represented by the Deninu Kue First Nation 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

* Deprez, P., & Bisson, A. (1975). "Demographic differences between Indians and Métis in Fort Resolution". Winnipeg: Center for Settlement Studies, University of Manitoba.
* Driedger, L. C. (1990). "Kinship, marriage and residence in Fort Resolution, N.W.T". Ottawa: National Library of Canada. ISBN 031555603X
* Fields, G., & Sigurdson, G. (1972). "Northern co-operatives as a strategy for community change; the case of Fort Resolution". Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, Center for Settlement Studies.
* Fort Resolution Education Society. (1987). "That's the way we lived an oral history of the Fort Resolution elders". Fort Resolution, N.W.T.: Fort Resolution Education Society.
* Kim, C. J.-H. (1996). "Assessment of cadmium intake from the consumption of traditional food in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories". Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. ISBN 0612122131
* Lafontaine, C. (1997). "Concentrations of metals and trace elements in muscle and liver of fish collected from Great Slave Lake, Fort Resolution area, NWT final report". Yellowknife: The Division.
* Mercredi, M. (1988). "An outline for a traditional skills camp proposed by the Fort Resolution Settlement Council". Yellowknife?: Govt. of the Northwest Territories] .
* Smith, D. M. (1982). "Moose-Deer island house people a history of the native people of Fort Resolution". Ottawa: National Museums of Canada.
* Smith, D. M. (1973). "INKONZE: magico-religious beliefs of contract-traditional Chipewan trading at Fort Resolution, NWT, Canada". Mercury series. Ottawa: National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada.
* Van Kessel, J. C. (2004). "Taking care of bison community perceptions of the Hook Lake Wood Bison Recovery Project in Fort Resolution, N.T., Canada". Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. ISBN 0612814939

External links

* [http://www.stats.gov.nt.ca/Infrastructure/Comm%20Sheets/Resolution.html Fort Resolution at the GNWT]
* [http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/governments/communityresult.asp?ComCode=101 Municipal Affairs and Community Administration profile]