South Slave Region Explained

The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of seven communities with the regional office situated in Fort Smith and a sub-office in Hay River.^{[2] [3] [4]} With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominantly First Nations.

Communities

The South Slave Region includes the following communities:

Communities of the South Slave Region

Community			Demographics (2016)
Name[5]		Type[6]	Census[7]	Aboriginal population profile[8]
Official	class=unsortable		Traditional	Total	First Nations	Métis	Inuit	Other
Enterprise		Hamlet
Fort Providence	Zhahti Kų́ę́	Hamlet
Fort Resolution	Denı́nu Kų́ę́	Hamlet
Fort Smith	Tthebacha	Town
Hay River	Xátł'odehchee	Town
Hay River Dene 1	Xátł'odehchee	Indian reserve
Kakisa	K'ágee	Designated authority

External links

• South Slave Region at Municipal and Community Affairs

60.0053°N -111.8906°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Municipal and Community Affairs. Government of the Northwest Territories. en. 2019-06-17.
2. https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/south-slave-region South Slave Region
3. https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/communitylist?title_field_value=&field_community_region_target_id=111&field_community_status_value=All Communities - South Slave
4. Some government departments, such as the Bureau of Statistics, exclude Fort Providence, Hay River Dene 1 and Kakisa and put them in the Deh Cho Region. However, Municipal and Community Affairs indicates they are part of the South Slave Region
5. Web site: Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide . . Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories . Yellowknife . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113110003/http://www.pwnhc.ca/cultural-places/geographic-names/community-names/ . 2016-01-13 . live . 2016-01-13.
6. Web site: Differences in Community Government Structures. PDF. Maca.gov.nt.ca. 18 December 2014.
7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data.
8. Web site: Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 census. 1 July 2019. Statistics Canada.