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Wikipedia / South Slave Region

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. With the exception of Enterprise and Hay River the communities are predominantly Indigenous, mainly First Nations.

Communities

The South Slave Region includes the following communities:

Community

Demographics (2021)

Name

Governance

Census

Indigenous population profile

Official

Traditional

Type

Municipality

Total

Change(from 2016)

First Nations

Métis

Inuit

Other

Enterprise

Hamlet

Yes

-29.2%

Fort Providence

Zhahti Kų́ę́

Hamlet

Yes

-11.1%

Fort Resolution

Denı́nu Kų́ę́

Hamlet

Yes

-12.3%

Fort Smith

Tthebacha

Town

Yes

-11.6%

Hay River

Xátł'odehchee

Town

Yes

-10.2%

Hay River Dene 1(Hay River Reserve)

Xátł'odehchee

Indian reserve

No

-16.2%

Kakisa

K'ágee

Designated authority

No

8.3%

Communities of the South Slave Region

Communities of the South Slave Region

Climate

Notes

References