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The Northwest Territories [b] is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,127,711.92 km 2 (435,412.01 sq mi) and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada . [ 3 ]
North Slave Region communities in the Northwest Territories The Sahtu Region is an administrative region in Canada's Northwest Territories . Coterminous with the settlement region described in the 1993 Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement , 41,437 km 2 (15,999 sq mi) of the Sahtu is collectively owned by its Indigenous Sahtu ...
Dettah, [pronunciation?] sometimes spelled incorrectly as Detah, [6] is a First Nations [7] community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.Located just southeast of the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km (4.0 mi) drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a 27 km (17 mi) drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round.
Gamètì (/ ˈ ɡ æ m ə t i /; [9] formerly known as Rae Lakes until 4 August 2005), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Gamètì [10] is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Gamètì, according to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre means "rabbit-net lake". [6] 'Gah means 'rabbit ...
1805 Cary map of the Great Lakes and Western Territory (Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, etc.) Integration of the Northwest Territory into a political unit, and settlement, depended on three factors: relinquishment by the British, extinguishment of states' claims west of the Appalachians, and usurpation or purchase of lands from the Native Americans.
Behchokǫ̀ ([bɛ́ht͡ʃʰókʰõ̀] or [bɛ́ht͡sʰókʰõ̀]; English: / ˌ b ɛ tʃ oʊ ˈ k oʊ / [7]) (from the Tłı̨chǫ meaning "Behcho's place"), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Behchokǫ̀, [8] is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada.
The community was named for Joseph Wrigley who was the Hudson's Bay Company Chief Commissioner for British North America (1884–1891). [8] [10] The Franklin Mountains, which are also on the east bank of the Mackenzie River, overlook the community. Cap Mountain, 1,228 m (4,029 ft), is the highest peak in the range and is within walking distance ...