From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Dettah

Field	Value
name	Dettah
native_name	Tʼèɂehdaà
native_name_lang	Wíílíídeh
settlement_type	Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah)
image_skyline	Dettah sign.jpg
pushpin_map	Canada Northwest Territories#Canada
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Territory
subdivision_name1	Northwest Territories
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	North Slave Region
subdivision_type3	Territorial electoral district
subdivision_name3	Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
subdivision_type4	Census division
subdivision_name4	Region 6
leader_title	Chief
leader_name	Ernest Betsina
leader_title1	Councillors
leader_name1	Anastassia Judas, Peter Crookedhand, Mary Rose Sundberg, Rosanna Sangris, & Liza Charlo-Pieper
leader_title2	MLA
leader_name2	Richard Edjericon
area_footnotes
area_land_km2	1.12
elevation_m	179
coordinates
population_as_of	2021
population_footnotes
population_total	192
population_density_km2	171.9
timezone	MST
utc_offset	−07:00
timezone_DST	MDT
utc_offset_DST	−06:00
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:
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,
Canada Flight Supplement

Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement

Dettah, sometimes spelled incorrectly as Detah, is a First Nations 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 drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a 27 km drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round. The name T'é?ehdaá means 'Burnt Point' in the Wíílíídeh dialect and was simplified to Dettah when non-Indigenous people could not pronounce it. The place was a common fishing spot for the Tetsǫ́tʼine (Yellowknives) people and is home to nearly 200 Indigenous people.

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Dettah recorded a population of 192 living in 79 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of 1.12 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Both it and Ndilǫ are the communities of the Yellowknives. Dettah is represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah) and are part of the Akaitcho Territory Government. |1976|126 |1981|143 |1986|131 |1991|150 |1996|190 |2001|234 |2006|247 |2011|210 |2016|219 |2021|192

|2001|214 |2002|219 |2003|214 |2004|230 |2005|235 |2006|254 |2007|250 |2008|245 |2009|222 |2010|221 |2011|216 |2012|217 |2013|226 |2014|234 |2015|244 |2016|247 |2017|245 |2018|235 |2019|234

Gallery

Climate

Dettah has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with long, severely cold winters and short but mild, sometimes warm summers. Dettah and Yellowknife experience the sunniest springs and summers out of all of Canada's cities.

Weather records are from Yellowknife Airport, approximately 9 km northwest of Dettah.

References

{{cite cgndb
{{MACANT. dettah. Dettah. 2017-10-29
"Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories.
{{CFS
[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/we-ve-spelled-this-n-w-t-community-s-name-wrong-for-almost-50-years-1.5333769 We've spelled this N.W.T. community's name wrong for almost 50 years]
[http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/resources/Differences_in_Comm_Govt_Structure.pdf Differences in Community Government Structures]
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories". [[Statistics Canada]].
[http://nwt-tno.inac-ainc.gc.ca/mpf/stakehld/akaitgov_e.htm Indian and Northern Affairs Canada] {{webarchive. link. (2007-06-11)
(February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
(May 1992). "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order". [[Statistics Canada]].
(September 1987). "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions". [[Statistics Canada]].
(April 1992). "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts". [[Statistics Canada]].
(April 1997). "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts". [[Statistics Canada]].
(July 4, 2012). "Population and Dwelling Count Amendments". [[Statistics Canada]].
(August 20, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
(July 25, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Northwest Territories)". [[Statistics Canada]].
[https://www.statsnwt.ca/community-data/Profile-PDF/Dettah.pdf Dettah – Statistical Profile] at the GNWT
[https://www.statsnwt.ca/population/population-estimates/commtotals_2001-2017.xlsx Population Estimates By Community] from the GNWT

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

communities-in-the-north-slave-region dene-communities

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Dettah — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report